Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant
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Resumo: | Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) is a shrubby plant, which does not have EFNs. Camponotus ants thieve nectar, and can decrease plant fitness by making flowers less attractive to pollinators. However, ants remove herbivores, wich can be beneficial. Results show that plants from which ants were excluded had lower rates of termite (simulated herbivore) removal than did plants visited by ants. Plants accessible to ants showed higher rates of termite removal in the base of leaves and in the inflorescence, than in the tip of leaves. This occurs because ants must pass through the principal axis to reach the inflorescence. Conclusive results of this cost/benefit analysis of the Camponotus sp. presence for V. elliptica can be obtained, with experimental manipulations. |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving antant-plant interactionflower nectarplant protectionrupestrian fieldVochysia ellipticaVochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) is a shrubby plant, which does not have EFNs. Camponotus ants thieve nectar, and can decrease plant fitness by making flowers less attractive to pollinators. However, ants remove herbivores, wich can be beneficial. Results show that plants from which ants were excluded had lower rates of termite (simulated herbivore) removal than did plants visited by ants. Plants accessible to ants showed higher rates of termite removal in the base of leaves and in the inflorescence, than in the tip of leaves. This occurs because ants must pass through the principal axis to reach the inflorescence. Conclusive results of this cost/benefit analysis of the Camponotus sp. presence for V. elliptica can be obtained, with experimental manipulations.Instituto Internacional de Ecologia2002-05-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842002000200021Brazilian Journal of Biology v.62 n.2 2002reponame:Brazilian Journal of Biologyinstname:Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)instacron:IIE10.1590/S1519-69842002000200021info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessROMERO,G. Q.eng2002-08-26T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1519-69842002000200021Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjb/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjb@bjb.com.br||bjb@bjb.com.br1678-43751519-6984opendoar:2002-08-26T00:00Brazilian Journal of Biology - Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (IIE)false |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant ROMERO,G. Q. ant-plant interaction flower nectar plant protection rupestrian field Vochysia elliptica |
title_short |
Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
title_full |
Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
title_full_unstemmed |
Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant |
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ROMERO,G. Q. |
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ROMERO,G. Q. |
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ROMERO,G. Q. |
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ant-plant interaction flower nectar plant protection rupestrian field Vochysia elliptica |
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ant-plant interaction flower nectar plant protection rupestrian field Vochysia elliptica |
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Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) is a shrubby plant, which does not have EFNs. Camponotus ants thieve nectar, and can decrease plant fitness by making flowers less attractive to pollinators. However, ants remove herbivores, wich can be beneficial. Results show that plants from which ants were excluded had lower rates of termite (simulated herbivore) removal than did plants visited by ants. Plants accessible to ants showed higher rates of termite removal in the base of leaves and in the inflorescence, than in the tip of leaves. This occurs because ants must pass through the principal axis to reach the inflorescence. Conclusive results of this cost/benefit analysis of the Camponotus sp. presence for V. elliptica can be obtained, with experimental manipulations. |
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2002 |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia |
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