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, 2010 The Bornean climber, Nepenthes bicalcarata, is unique among plants because it is both carnivorous and myrmecophytic, bearing pitcher-shaped leaves and the ant Camponotus schmitzi within tendrils.
Alaux, Christine +5 more
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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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Tree size but not forest basal area influences ant colony response to disturbance in a neotropical ant–plant association [PDF]
, 2012 Ant–acacia mutualisms are conspicuous biotic associations in Savannah and neotropical ecosystems; however, the effects of tree size and forest structure on ant behaviour and tree traits are rarely examined.
Davis, Thomas S. +2 more
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Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 8, Page 2187-2198, August 2025.Individuals who engage in multiple mutualisms often have to pay indirect costs because of the interference of one mutualism on another. We found that protective ants had a low but variable impact on pollination, especially on the flower visitation by bees and when EFNs are close to inflorescences.
Amanda Vieira da Silva +4 more
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Ant–plant relationships in an Amazonian rainforest understory: A network approach
Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 18, Issue 4, Page 681-687, July 2025.Tropical rainforest ants are abundant at the ground and canopy levels, but the understory is frequently neglected. Thus, we looked for ants nesting in this stratum in an Amazonian rainforest. Ants nest in the debris accumulated between the fronds of the palm tree Astrocaryum sciophilum or are associated with myrmecophytes (plants that shelter ant ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2025.In areas facing intense herbivory pressure, heavily defended trees like Acacia drepanolobium may serve as nurse plants, creating refugia microhabitats for the growth of vulnerable plants. Such refugia habitats promote diversity across the landscape and may also serve as recolonization nuclei for rare species.
Julius C. Karugu +3 more
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Plant functional traits and the entangled phenotype
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 5, Page 1144-1159, May 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Integrated phenotypes consist of multiple traits with enough coordination within and across organs to result in viable individuals, which not only respond to the surrounding environment but also modify it in myriad ways.
Sandra Díaz
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The evolution of unisexual flowers in the Annonaceae: evidence from Pseuduvaria mulgraveana [PDF]
, 2012 Insect-Plant evolutionary ecology (Session I)The early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae has predominantly hermaphroditic flowers, although unisexuality has evolved in several disparate lineages.
Pang, CC +3 more
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The Plant Journal, Volume 121, Issue 5, March 2025.SUMMARY Plant specialized metabolites play key roles in diverse physiological processes and ecological interactions. Identifying structurally novel metabolites, as well as discovering known compounds in new species, is often crucial for answering broader biological questions.
Tito Damiani +8 more
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Morphogenesis by symbiogenesis [PDF]
, 2010 Here we review cases where initiation of morphogenesis, including the differentiation of specialized cells and tissues, has clearly evolved due to cyclical symbiont integration.
Lynn Margulis, Michael J. Chapman
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