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Investment in reward by ant-dispersed plants consistently selects for better partners along a geographic gradient

Seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) is an asymmetric, presumably mutualistic interaction, where a few ant species benefit many plants. Myrmecochorous plants express specialized adaptations, most notably a large elaiosome, which promote interactions with efficient seed dispersers while decreasing i...

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Autores principales: Levine, Nataly, Ben-Zvi, Gilad, Seifan, Merav, Giladi, Itamar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6534284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31139335
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plz027