Assessing the Impact of Deforestation of the Atlantic Rainforest on Ant-Fruit Interactions: A Field Experiment Using Synthetic Fruits

Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interaction is regarded as mutualistic because seeds benefit from enhanced germination and dispersal to nutrient-rich microsites, whereas ants benefit from consuming the nutritious pulp/aril. Considering that the pro...

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Autores principales: Bieber, Ana Gabriela D., Silva, Paulo S. D., Sendoya, Sebastián F., Oliveira, Paulo S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3936012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090369

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3936012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090369

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