The Ecology and Evolution of Ant–plant Interactions

By D. Mackay. 2010

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Chronic anthropogenic disturbance causes homogenization of plant and ant communities in the Brazilian Caatinga (2016, background): “…and ants interact in many different ways, with vegetation affecting ants through modulation of resource availability and microclimate conditions (Andersen 1983; Sanders et al. 2003; Arnan et al. 2007), while ants play roles ranging from plant mutualists to antagonists (Rico-Gray and Oliveira 2007).”
Do ant visitors to extrafloral nectaries of plants repel pollinators and cause an indirect cost of mutualism (2014, background): “It is dominated by small trees and shrubs, where lants with EFNs are very common and can comprise up to 25% of he woody species (in some sites between 30 and 40% of individual rees posses EFN glands; see Rico-Gray and Oliveira, 2007).”
Loss and gains in ant–plant interactions mediated by extrafloral nectar: fidelity, cheats, and lies (2016, background): “Because nectar secretion is directly related to protection of ants against herbivores (Rico-Gray and Oliveira 2007), different factors may influence the phenotypic plasticity of a plant species to optimize its trade-off between nectar secretion and defensive benefits (Holland et al. 2009; Vilela et…”
Biodiversity, species interactions and ecological networks in a fragmented world (2012, background): “Understanding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics in these complex fragmented landscapes faces challenges similar to other kinds of BOX 6 Interactions Between Ants and Plants Ants form one of the dominant groups in terrestrial ecosystems, and they interact in multiple ways with plants (Rico-Gra”
Convergent evolution of seed dispersal by ants, and phylogeny and biogeography in flowering plants: A global survey (2010, background): “…provides the seed with protection from seed predators, a safe place for seed survival during unfavourable periods such as fires and/or a microsite rich in nutrients (see detailed reviews of these benefits in Beattie, 1983; Gorb and Gorb, 2003; Giladi, 2006; and Rico-Gray and Oliveira, 2007).”
Deciphering Chemical Language of Plant Communication (2016, background): “Another important characteristic ofmany tropical systems is the high abundance of generalist predators such as wasps and, most notably, ants (Rico-Gray and Oliveira 2007).”
Birds and ants provide complementary seed dispersal in a neotropical savanna (2010, unknown): “Ant nests in poor soils are usually nutrient-rich sites that increase seedling growth and survival (Passos & Oliveira 2002; Giladi 2006; Rico-Gray & Oliveira 2007; Farji-Brener & Ghermandi 2008).”