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Divergent investment strategies of Acacia myrmecophytes and the coexistence of mutualists and exploiters [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009 Ant-plant interactions represent a diversity of strategies, from exploitative to mutualistic, and how these strategies evolve is poorly understood. Here, we link physiological, ecological, and phylogenetic approaches to study the evolution and coexistence of strategies in the Acacia–Pseudomyrmex
Heil, M. +5 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2012 In this study we present a new record of a plant-animal interaction: the mutualistic relationship between the specialist plant-ant Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae).
Ricardo Eduardo Vicente +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2019 The association of the ant Myrcidris epicharis with the plant Myrcia magna is reported for the first time. This association was registered in two localities along the Negro river basin, in the region of Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil.
Paulo Henrique Gaem +5 more
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Amazonian Myrmecophytes And Their Ants.
, 1929 xBio:D Automated ...
Wheeler, W. M., Bequaert, J.
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Biological interactions involving the myrmecophyte Hirtella physophora and its associates
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2023 Abstract In ecological communities, several species interact with one another to regulate their abundance. For example, mutualisms benefit all species involved, commensalism benefits one species but not the other, competition (for a resource) lowers the fitness of all species involved, whereas for predation, herbivory and parasitism one ...
Dejean, Alain +4 more
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Entomological Science, Volume 29, Issue 3, September 2026.Ant presence was associated with lower gall density on Macaranga beccariana, whereas trees lacking ant defense had more galls and showed different parasitism patterns. Results from this natural experiment suggest that plant‐ants may indirectly influence gall midges through their effects on multitrophic interactions.
Usun Shimizu‐kaya +2 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1256-1284, August 2026.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 395-404, April 2026.Extrafloral nectar mediates interactions among plants, ants and herbivores; its contingency on damage amount and within‐plant uniformity is poorly understood. Here, we explore these factors in wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). Herbivory amount drove increases in extrafloral nectar induction per nectary, whereas within‐plant variability in damage ...
Víctor Hugo Ramírez‐Delgado +8 more
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Comparative anatomy and physiology of myrmecophytes: ecological and evolutionary perspectives
Research and Reports in Biodiversity Studies, 2015 Ant-plant interactions are classic examples of defensive mutualisms and have served as model systems to study the ecology and evolution of mutualisms since the 19th century. Ant-plant mutualisms range in specificity from myrmecophilic (ant-loving) plants, which attract free-living ants to obtain defense against herbivores, to obligate myrmecophytes ...
Marcia González-Teuber, Martin Heil
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 416-429, September 2025.Staghorn ferns are among the most highly valued ornamental plants but several species experience major extinction threats. Here we establish a DNA barcoding reference dataset to support reliable identification of cultivated staghorn ferns to secure species identity of individuals at all life stages that are used in ex situ and in situ conservation of ...
Kaikai Wang +6 more
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