Lowering the density: ants associated with the myrmecophyte Tillandsia caput-medusae diminish the establishment of epiphytes

Ants benefit myrmecophytic plants by two main activities defending them from herbivores and offering nutrients. Ants’ territorial defence behaviour also benefits their myrmecophytic plants; in the case of trees, this behaviour includes eliminating structural parasites (epiphytes and lianas). These b...

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Autores principales: Vergara-Torres, Carmen Agglael, Díaz-Castelazo, Cecilia, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo, Flores-Palacios, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34249306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab024

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8266655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34249306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plab024

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