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The ecology and evolution of ant-plant interactions
TLDR
The dynamics of ant-plant interactions are synthesized, including the sources of variation in their outcomes, to provide a better understanding of the unparalleled success of these two remarkable groups, of interspecific interactions in general, and, ultimately, of terrestrial biological communities.
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Molecular phylogeny of the Magnoliaceae: the biogeography of tropical and temperate disjunctions.
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A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Magnoliaceae, a former boreotropical element that currently contains both tropical and temperate disjuncts, indicates the tropical American section Talauma branched first, followed by the tropical Asian clade and the West Indies clade.
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Asymmetries in specialization in ant–plant mutualistic networks
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Nested patterns in ant–plant networks were very similar to those previously reported for pollination and frugivore systems, indicating that this form of asymmetry in specialization is a common feature of mutualisms between free-living species, but not always present in species-poor systems.
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Morphological and secretory characterization of extrafloral nectaries in plants of coastal Veracruz, Mexico.
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Important diversity of EFN morphology was found in the coastal plant community studied and it is recommended that studies relating EFN attributes with their differential visitation by insects and the cost of maintenance to the plants are carried out to understand the evolution of these glands.
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Interaction Intimacy Affects Structure and Coevolutionary Dynamics in Mutualistic Networks
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The role of Ficus (Moraceae) in the diet and nutrition of a troop of Mexican howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata mexicana, released on an island in southern Veracruz, Mexico
TLDR
Analysis of the selection of tree species consumed by an isolated troop of Mexican howler monkeys released in a translocation programme on Agaltepec Island suggests that some of these tendencies to frugivory reflect the abundance of Ficus trees within the home ranges of the howlers; when few fig trees are present, folivory is the dominant tendency, whereas when many fig trees is present, frugavory is dominant.
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Interaction between ants, extrafloral nectaries and insect herbivores in Neotropical coastal sand dunes: herbivore deterrence by visiting ants increases fruit set in Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae)
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The results show how the association of EFNs with vulnerable reproductive plant organs can result in a direct ant-derived benefit to plant fitness, leading to increased fruit set in the Cactaceae under natural conditions.
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Changes of a mutualistic network over time: reanalysis over a 10-year period.
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The results show that the nested topology of the network was similar between sampling dates, group dissimilarity increased, mean number of interactions for ant species increased, and the frequency distribution of standardized degrees reached higher values for plant species.
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Uses of tropical deciduous forest species by the Yucatecan Maya
TLDR
Despite the lack of important commercial species in this type of tropical forest, the importance of the tropical dry forest of Yucatán is discussed as an area where management could lead to sustainable production of honey, deer and building material for houses.
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Loss and gains in ant–plant interactions mediated by extrafloral nectar: fidelity, cheats, and lies
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It is proposed that ant–EFN bearing plant interactions serve an excellent and unique model to test the “Geographic Mosaic Theory” of coevolution providing a more clear view of how evolution has structured these plant–animal ecological networks.
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