New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon

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Autor(a) principal: Vicente,Ricardo Eduardo
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Dáttilo,Wesley, Izzo,Thiago Junqueira
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Amazonica
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000400016
Resumo: In this study we present a new record of a plant-animal interaction: the mutualistic relationship between the specialist plant-ant Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae). We observed more than 50 individuals of M. madida occupied by M. epicharis in islands and margins of the Juruena River, in Cotriguaçu, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Meridional Amazon). We discuss a possible distribution of this symbiotic interaction throughout all the riparian forest of the Amazon River basin and its consequence to coevolution of the system.
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spelling New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional AmazonAnt-plantMutualismGeographic distributionAmazon River basinIn this study we present a new record of a plant-animal interaction: the mutualistic relationship between the specialist plant-ant Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae). We observed more than 50 individuals of M. madida occupied by M. epicharis in islands and margins of the Juruena River, in Cotriguaçu, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Meridional Amazon). We discuss a possible distribution of this symbiotic interaction throughout all the riparian forest of the Amazon River basin and its consequence to coevolution of the system.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia2012-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000400016Acta Amazonica v.42 n.4 2012reponame:Acta Amazonicainstname:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)instacron:INPA10.1590/S0044-59672012000400016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVicente,Ricardo EduardoDáttilo,WesleyIzzo,Thiago Junqueiraeng2012-08-27T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0044-59672012000400016Revistahttps://acta.inpa.gov.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpacta@inpa.gov.br||acta@inpa.gov.br1809-43920044-5967opendoar:2012-08-27T00:00Acta Amazonica - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
title New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
spellingShingle New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
Vicente,Ricardo Eduardo
Ant-plant
Mutualism
Geographic distribution
Amazon River basin
title_short New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
title_full New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
title_fullStr New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
title_full_unstemmed New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
title_sort New record of a very specialized interaction: myrcidris epicharis Ward 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae) in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
author Vicente,Ricardo Eduardo
author_facet Vicente,Ricardo Eduardo
Dáttilo,Wesley
Izzo,Thiago Junqueira
author_role author
author2 Dáttilo,Wesley
Izzo,Thiago Junqueira
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vicente,Ricardo Eduardo
Dáttilo,Wesley
Izzo,Thiago Junqueira
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Ant-plant
Mutualism
Geographic distribution
Amazon River basin
topic Ant-plant
Mutualism
Geographic distribution
Amazon River basin
description In this study we present a new record of a plant-animal interaction: the mutualistic relationship between the specialist plant-ant Myrcidris epicharis Ward, 1990 (Pseudomyrmecinae) and its myrmecophyte host Myrcia madida McVaugh (Myrtaceae). We observed more than 50 individuals of M. madida occupied by M. epicharis in islands and margins of the Juruena River, in Cotriguaçu, Mato Grosso, Brazil (Meridional Amazon). We discuss a possible distribution of this symbiotic interaction throughout all the riparian forest of the Amazon River basin and its consequence to coevolution of the system.
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