Ant visitation to extrafloral nectaries decreases herbivory and increases fruit set in Chamaecrista debilis (Fabaceae) in a Neotropical savanna

By E. A. Nascimento, K. Del‐Claro. 2010

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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Do ant visitors to extrafloral nectaries of plants repel pollinators and cause an indirect cost of mutualism (2014, background): “Please cite this article in press as: Assunç ão, M.A., et al., Do ant visitor indirect cost of mutualism? Flora (2014), http://dx.”
Ant–plant interaction in the Neotropical savanna: direct beneficial effects of extrafloral nectar on ant colony fitness (2011, background): “Although C. pusillus is one of many species that have been cited as providing benefits to plants (Korndörfer and Del-Claro 2006; Nascimento and Del-Claro 2010), several recent studies have demonstrated that, in some cases, this ant species may provide no plant protection (Sendoya et al. 2009), or…”
Differences among ant species in plant protection are related to production of extrafloral nectar and degree of leaf herbivory (2017, background): “…(EFNs) are indirect plant defences consisting of structures that secrete nectar to attract ants which then repel or kill potential herbivores (Rosumek et al., 2009; Del-Claro et al., 2016), thereby reducing herbivory and increasing seed production (Oliveira, 1997; Nascimento & Del-Claro, 2010).”
Conditional outcomes in ant–plant–herbivore interactions influenced by sequential flowering (2014, background): “The absence of ants can also reduce fruit set (Nascimento and Del-Claro, 2010; Oliveira et al., 1999), seed production (Vesprini et al.”
Influence of extrafloral nectary phenology on ant–plant mutualistic networks in a neotropical savanna (2013, background): “In this type of interaction, plants produce extrafloral nectar resources to attract and reward ants that act as biotic defences against herbivores (Oliveira et al., 1987; Nascimento & Del-Claro, 2010; Nahas et al., 2012).”
Emergent Impacts of Ant and Spider Interactions: Herbivory Reduction in a Tropical Savanna Tree (2012, background): “…increases leaf area loss in plants possessing EFNs (Kelly 1986, Costa et al. 1992, Oliveira 1997, Korndörfer & DelClaro 2006), reduces fruit (Oliveira et al. 1999, Nascimento & Del-Claro 2010) and seed production (Vesprini et al. 2003), and has an impact on seed viability (Sobrinho et al. 2002).”