Predation success by a plant-ant indirectly favours the growth and fitness of its host myrmecophyte [PDF]
, 2013 Mutualisms, or interactions between species that lead to net fitness benefits for each species involved, are stable and ubiquitous in nature mostly due to "byproduct benefits" stemming from the intrinsic traits of one partner that generate an indirect ...
Roux, Olivier +29 more
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Cloning capacity helps seeds of Garcinia xanthochymus counter animal predation
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Seed predators have the potential to act as agents of natural selection that influence seed traits and seed fates, which in turn affect the whole plant population dynamic. Accordingly, plants deploy a variety of mechanisms (e.g., resistance and tolerance
Zhen‐yu Wang +5 more
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Honey bees as potential vectors of the invasive rust pathogen Austropuccinia psidii: nutritional mutualism and implications for pathogen spread [PDF]
NeoBiotaMyrtle rust fungus, Austropuccinia psidii (Basidiomycota, Pucciniales), infects more than 500 species in the Myrtaceae family and is a significant threat to keystone plant taxa, particularly in Australia.
Sacchi Shin-Clayton +8 more
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Ants mediate the structure of phytotelm communities in an ant-garden bromeliad [PDF]
, 2010 The main theories explaining the biological diversity of rain forests often confer a limited understanding of the contribution of interspecific interactions to the observed patterns.
Céréghino, Régis +3 more
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Sniffing on Microbes: Diverse Roles of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds in Plant Health
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2013 Secreted proteins and metabolites play diverse and critical roles in organismal and organism–environment interactions. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) can travel far from the point of production through the atmosphere, porous soils, and liquid, making ...
Vasileios Bitas +3 more
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The Strength and Drivers of Bird-Mediated Selection on Fruit Crop Size: A Meta-Analysis
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 In seed-dispersal mutualisms, the number of fruit a plant displays is a key trait, as it acts as a signal for seed dispersers that entails fruit removal and exportation of reproductive units (fruit crop size hypothesis).
Facundo X. Palacio, Mariano Ordano
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2004 United States Animal Health Report [PDF]
, 2021 Excerpt from the report Foreword: This report—a national overview of domestic animal health in the United States for 2004—is a direct result of an external review of the Nation’s animal health safeguarding system.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Spitting Seeds From the Cud: A Review of an Endozoochory Exclusive to Ruminants
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Given their strong masticatory system and the powerful microbial digestion inside their complex guts, mammalian ruminants have been frequently considered seed predators rather than seed dispersers.
Miguel Delibes +6 more
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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Lizards: A Global Review
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Birds and mammals are the only vertebrates which receive comprehensive attention in studies of dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, recently the importance of fleshy fruit in the diet of lizards (order Squamata: suborder Sauria), and their
Alfredo Valido, Jens M. Olesen
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Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks : visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community [PDF]
, 2015 Interaction networks are widely used as tools to understand plant–pollinator communities, and to examine potential threats to plant diversity and food security if the ecosystem service provided by pollinating animals declines.
Baldock, Katherine C. R. +11 more
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