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Functional consequences of plant‐animal interactions along the mutualism‐antagonism gradient [PDF]

, 2017
Plant-animal interactions are pivotal for ecosystem functioning, and usually form complex networks involving multiple species of mutualists as well as antagonists.
María C. Rodríguez‐Rodríguez, Pedro Jordano, Alfredo Valido   +2 more
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Rapid evolution of bacterial mutualism in the plant rhizosphere [PDF]

, 2021
Beneficial plant-microbe interactions are common in nature, but direct evidence for the evolution of mutualism is scarce. Here, Li et al. experimentally evolve a rhizospheric bacterium and find that it can evolve into a mutualist on a relatively short ...
Jiang, Henan, de Jonge, Ronnie, Pieterse, Corne M J, Bakker, Peter A.H.M., Li, Erqin, Peter A. H. M. Bakker, Jonge, Ronnie de, Liu, Chen, Chen Liu, Corné M. J. Pieterse, Henan Jiang, Bakker, Peter A H M, Friman, Ville-Petri, Pieterse, Corne M. J., Erqin Li, Alexandre Jousset, Bakker, Peter A. H. M., Jousset, Alexandre, Ronnie de Jonge, Ville-Petri Friman   +19 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, Jeniffer Alvarez Baca, Jason Osborne, Coby Schal   +3 more
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lmdavalos/mutualism: V1.0

, 2021
First release of data ad scripts from "Fruit odorants mediate co-specialization in a multispecies plant-animal ...
lmdavalos
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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, Donato A. Grasso, Stefano Mancuso   +2 more
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Host plant use by competing acacia-ants : mutualists monopolize while parasites share hosts [PDF]

, 2012
Protective ant-plant mutualisms that are exploited by non-defending parasitic ants represent prominent model systems for ecology and evolutionary biology.
Eilmus, Sascha, Ballhorn Daniel J., Moreau, C., Stefanie Kautz, Martin Heil, Raine, Nigel E., Daniel J. Ballhorn (161695), Moreau, Corrie S., Eilmus Sascha, Johannes Kroiss (82327), Ballhorn, D., Johannes Kroiss, Stefanie Kautz (161688), Kautz Stefanie, Heil, Martin, Kroiß, J., Pauls, S., Strohm, Erhard, Erhard Strohm (82328), Sascha Eilmus, Kautz, S., Eilmus, S., Steffen U. Pauls (161701), Daniel J Ballhorn, Kroiss Johannes, Strohm Erhard, Corrie S. Moreau (111971), Martin Heil (161711), Heil, M., Pauls, Steffen U., Steffen U Pauls, Corrie S Moreau, Sascha Eilmus (161707), Heil Martin, Moreau Corrie S., Kautz, Stefanie, Erhard Strohm, Ballhorn, Daniel J., Pauls Steffen U., Strohm, E., Kroiss, Johannes   +40 more
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A potential ant-hemiptera-plant mutualism on Lorostemon coelhoi (Clusiaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Acta Amazonica
Interactions among organisms are important in ecosystem functioning and relevant for the management and conservation of species. Here we report the first record of a potential ant-hemiptera-plant mutualism on Lorostemon coelhoi (Clusiaceae) in Manaus ...
Silvia Larissa FERREIRA-SILVA, Michael G. J. HOPKINS, Thiago M. MOUZINHO, Rosaly A. ROCHA, Lucas C. MARINHO   +4 more
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A beneficial relationship: associated trees facilitate termite colonies (Macrotermes michaelseni) in Namibia

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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Caterpillars and fungal pathogens: two co-occurring parasites of an ant-plant mutualism [PDF]

, 2011
In mutualisms, each interacting species obtains resources from its partner that it would obtain less efficiently if alone, and so derives a net fitness benefit.
Solano Pascal J., Alain Dejean, Solano, Pascal J., Roux, Olivier, Dejean, Alain, Olivier Roux, Pascal J. Solano, Dejean Alain, Pascal J Solano, Céréghino, Régis, Céréghino Régis, Régis Céréghino, Roux Olivier   +12 more
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Ants as flower visitors : floral ant-repellence and the impact of ant scent-marks on pollinator behaviour [PDF]

, 2012
As flower visitors, ants rarely benefit a plant, commonly disrupting pollination by deterring other flower visitors, or stealing nectar. This thesis examines three aspects of ant-flower interactions, focusing on the occurrence of floral traits that ...
Ballantyne, Gavin
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