Revisiting ant-plant-pollinator interactions: plant fitness depends on mutualist identity

Abstract Two species may share a mutualistic interaction if the benefits gained by the interaction outweigh the costs incurred. In this study, we tested experimentally how the identity of ants (pinned) and floral visitors of an extrafloral nectary (EFN)-bearing plant can affect plant fitness. We qua...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological journal of the Linnean Society 2024-09, Vol.143 (1)
Hauptverfasser:	Calixto, Eduardo S, Santos, Danilo B, Lange, Denise, Torezan-Silingardi, Helena M, Del-Claro, Kleber
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ants Crop production Fitness Insects Interactions Mutualism Plant layout Plants Pollinators Qualea multiflora Species
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