The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants?
We assessed the effects of Azteca alfari presence on herbivory and growth of saplings for two Amazonian Cecropia species. For both species, rates of herbivory were low and did not differ between ant-removed and ant-maintained plants. Plant growth, measured over six months, was also similar among tre...
| Autor principal: | Fáveri, Sarita B. |
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| Outros Autores: | Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. |
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oai:repositorio:1-18877 The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? Fáveri, Sarita B. Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. Growth Herbivory Mutualism Myrmecophyte Plant Insect Interaction Sapling Animalsia Azteca Azteca Alfari Cecropia Formicidae Insecta We assessed the effects of Azteca alfari presence on herbivory and growth of saplings for two Amazonian Cecropia species. For both species, rates of herbivory were low and did not differ between ant-removed and ant-maintained plants. Plant growth, measured over six months, was also similar among treatments. This is the first experiment to show that in its native mainland habitat, Cecropia may suffer low incidence of attack by insect herbivores in the absence of associated ants. 2020-06-15T22:03:37Z 2020-06-15T22:03:37Z 2004 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18877 en Volume 36, Número 4, Pags. 641-646 Restrito Biotropica |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional |
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Growth Herbivory Mutualism Myrmecophyte Plant Insect Interaction Sapling Animalsia Azteca Azteca Alfari Cecropia Formicidae Insecta |
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Growth Herbivory Mutualism Myrmecophyte Plant Insect Interaction Sapling Animalsia Azteca Azteca Alfari Cecropia Formicidae Insecta Fáveri, Sarita B. The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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Growth Herbivory Mutualism Myrmecophyte Plant Insect Interaction Sapling Animalsia Azteca Azteca Alfari Cecropia Formicidae Insecta |
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We assessed the effects of Azteca alfari presence on herbivory and growth of saplings for two Amazonian Cecropia species. For both species, rates of herbivory were low and did not differ between ant-removed and ant-maintained plants. Plant growth, measured over six months, was also similar among treatments. This is the first experiment to show that in its native mainland habitat, Cecropia may suffer low incidence of attack by insect herbivores in the absence of associated ants. |
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Fáveri, Sarita B. |
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Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. |
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Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. |
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The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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The Azteca-Cecropia association: Are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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azteca-cecropia association: are ants always necessary for their host plants? |
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Biotropica |
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2020 |
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