Interactions between weaver ants Oecophylla smaragdina, homopterans, trees and lianas in an Australian rain forest canopy

By N. Blüthgen, K. Fiedler. 2002

90 citations recorded by the source corpus.

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

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. N. Blüthgen
2. K. Fiedler
3. G. Gottsberger
4. S. Cook
5. D. Davidson
6. P. Mele
7. Ross H. Crozier
8. K. Del‐Claro

In Genetics

1. N. Blüthgen
2. K. Fiedler
3. G. Gottsberger
4. D. Davidson
5. S. Cook
6. P. Mele
7. Ross H. Crozier
8. K. Del‐Claro

In Insect Science

1. N. Blüthgen
2. K. Fiedler
3. G. Gottsberger
4. D. Davidson
5. S. Cook
6. P. Mele
7. Ross H. Crozier
8. K. Del‐Claro

Citations in the corpus

• Nutritional and functional biology of exudate‐feeding ants (2006, background): “…consume plant tissues, but feed on abundant, carbohydrate (CHO)-rich, N-poor liquids such as extrafloral nectar (EFN) (Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990; Rico-Gray, 1993; Blüthgen et al., 2000), plant wound secretions, and insect ‘honeydew’ (Delabie, 2001; Blüthgen & Fiedler, 2002; Davidson et al., 2004).”
• Preferences for sugars and amino acids and their conditionality in a diverse nectar‐feeding ant community (2004, methodology): “Dominance hierarchies were found in ant communities from the temperate zone (Fellers 1987; Savolainen & Vepsalainen 1988) as well as tropical ones (Majer 1976; Jackson 1984; Majer 1993; Dejean & Corbara 2003), including the ant community in tropical northern Queensland where this study was conducted”
• Liquid-feeding performances of ants (Formicidae): ecological and evolutionary implications (2004, background): “…are produced gradually and continuously, they rely heavily on nearby nestmates, energetic efficiency (gain/expenditure) is maximized with just partial crop-filling (e.g., Schmid-Hempel et al. 1985, for bees), and colonies maintain exclusive access to associates (e.g., Blüthgen and Fiedler 2002).”
• Sugar and amino acid composition of ant‐attended nectar and honeydew sources from an Australian rainforest (2004, background): “All EFN sources attracted ants, and no honeydew sources (homopteran aggregations) were found that were not ant-attended (see Bluthgen & Fiedler 2002; Bluthgen et al. 2004).”
• A historical review of research on the weaver ant Oecophylla in biological control (2007, background): “…with biologists and ecologists focusing on ant mosaic studies ( Hölldobler, 1979; Dejean et al. , 2000 ), weaver ant behavior ( Hölldobler & Wilson, 1983; Peeters & Andersen, 1989; Dejean, 1990 ) and their role in tritrophic relationships ( Blüthgen & Fiedler, 2002; Offenberg et al. , 2004 ).”
• A masterpiece of evolution – Oecophylla weaver ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (2009, background): “BLÜTHGEN & FIEDLER (2002) identified trophobionts from seven families (excluding lycaenids) associated with weaver ants at a rainforest site in far north Queensland, Australia.”