Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development. |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seedsant-plant interactionrecruitmentseed germinationSolenopsisAtlantic ForestABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development.Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências AmbientaisUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Departanento de BotânicaUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia AnimalUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de SilviculturaUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho Instituto de Biociências Departanento de BotânicaInstituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de JaneiroUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências AmbientaisUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia AnimalUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de SilviculturaSilva, Bianca FerreiraAzevedo, Igor Henrique FreitasMayhé-nunes, AntonioBreier, TiagoFreitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De2019-10-03T17:31:49Z2019-10-03T17:31:49Z2019info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article-application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118Floresta e Ambiente. Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. -, 2019.2179-8087http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18383110.1590/2179-8087.015118S2179-80872019000300125S2179-80872019000300125.pdfSciELOreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengFloresta e Ambienteinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-12-28T06:21:49Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/183831Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T21:32:55.976986Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds Silva, Bianca Ferreira ant-plant interaction recruitment seed germination Solenopsis Atlantic Forest |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Ants Promote Germination of the Tree Guarea guidonia by Cleaning its Seeds |
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Silva, Bianca Ferreira |
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Silva, Bianca Ferreira Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas Mayhé-nunes, Antonio Breier, Tiago Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De |
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Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas Mayhé-nunes, Antonio Breier, Tiago Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De |
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Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Ciências Ambientais Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Biologia Departamento de Biologia Animal Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Instituto de Florestas Departamento de Silvicultura |
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Silva, Bianca Ferreira Azevedo, Igor Henrique Freitas Mayhé-nunes, Antonio Breier, Tiago Freitas, Andre Felippe Nunes De |
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ant-plant interaction recruitment seed germination Solenopsis Atlantic Forest |
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ant-plant interaction recruitment seed germination Solenopsis Atlantic Forest |
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ABSTRACT Ants interact with seeds, and frequently remove their appendages. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of ants on the germination of Guarea guidonia (Meliaceae) seeds through removing the fleshy tissue of their integument (sarcotesta). The seeds were subjected to the following treatments: control (no sarcotesta removal), manual removal, and removal by ants. The results show that germination percentage and time varied among treatments, with removal by ants showing the highest percentage within the shortest possible time. The positive effect of sarcotesta removal by ants points to a possible action of anti-fungal substances. As germination is an essential step for recruitment, ant activity may be important to the regeneration of a deforested area. Further studies should consider germination experiments under natural conditions in order to increase the understanding on plant development. |
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2019 |
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2019-10-03T17:31:49Z 2019-10-03T17:31:49Z 2019 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118 Floresta e Ambiente. Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. -, 2019. 2179-8087 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183831 10.1590/2179-8087.015118 S2179-80872019000300125 S2179-80872019000300125.pdf |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2179-8087.015118 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/183831 |
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Floresta e Ambiente. Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, v. 26, n. 3, p. -, 2019. 2179-8087 10.1590/2179-8087.015118 S2179-80872019000300125 S2179-80872019000300125.pdf |
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Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro |
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Instituto de Florestas da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro |
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