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Epizoochory in Parrots as an Overlooked Yet Widespread Plant–Animal Mutualism [PDF]
Plants, 2021 Plant–animal interactions are key to sustaining whole communities and ecosystem function. However, their complexity may limit our understanding of the underlying mechanisms and the species involved.
Dailos Hernández-Brito +11 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Mutualistic interactions are regulated by plant and animal traits, including animal body size and population density. In seed dispersal networks, frugivore body size determines the interaction outcome, and species population density determines ...
Luísa Genes +7 more
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Invasive mutualists erode native pollination webs. [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2008 Plant-animal mutualisms are characterized by weak or asymmetric mutual dependences between interacting species, a feature that could increase community stability.
Marcelo A Aizen +2 more
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Species-specific seed dispersal in an obligate ant-plant mutualism. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2009 Throughout lowland Amazonia, arboreal ants collect seeds of specific plants and cultivate them in nutrient-rich nests, forming diverse yet obligate and species-specific symbioses called Neotropical ant-gardens (AGs).
Elsa Youngsteadt +3 more
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Ecological Impacts of Exotic Species on Native Seed Dispersal Systems: A Systematic Review
Plants, 2023 Exotic species are one of the main threats to biodiversity, leading to alterations in the structure and functioning of natural ecosystems. However, they can sometimes also provide ecological services, such as seed dispersal.
Sebastián Cordero +2 more
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Dynamical transitions in a pollination--herbivory interaction [PDF]
, 2015 Plant-pollinator associations are often seen as purely mutualistic, while in reality they can be more complex. Indeed they may also display a diverse array of antagonistic interactions, such as competition and victim--exploiter interactions.
Encinas-Viso, Francisco +1 more
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Nectar in Plant–Insect Mutualistic Relationships: From Food Reward to Partner Manipulation
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 It has been known for centuries that floral and extra-floral nectar secreted by plants attracts and rewards animals. Extra-floral nectar is involved in so-called indirect defense by attracting animals (generally ants) that prey on herbivores, or by ...
Massimo Nepi +2 more
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The Central Symbiosis of Molecular Biology: Molecules in Mutualism. [PDF]
, 2017 As illustrated by the mitochondrion and the eukaryotic cell, little in biology makes sense except in light of mutualism. Mutualisms are persistent, intimate, and reciprocal exchanges; an organism proficient in obtaining certain benefits confers those on ...
Lanier, Kathryn A +2 more
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Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2023 The arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is an ancient and highly conserved mutualism between plant and fungal symbionts, in which a highly specialized membrane-delimited fungal arbuscule acts as the symbiotic interface for nutrient exchange and ...
Samuel Holland, Ronelle Roth
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Ecosphere, 2021 In many tropical ecosystems, termites are important ecosystem engineers. Mound‐building termite species often contribute to topographical landscape heterogeneity, and the associated accumulation of soil moisture and nutrients affects the spatial ...
B. Wildermuth, J. Oldeland, N. Juergens
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