Ants Visiting the Post-Floral Secretions of Pericarpial Nectaries in Palicourea rigida (Rubiaceae) Provide Protection Against Leaf Herbivores But Not Against Seed Parasites

Pericarpial nectaries (PNs) have frequently been treated in the literature as extrafloral nectaries (EFNs). This treatment is partly justified by their morphological and functional similarities in attracting bodyguard ants to protect the plant against herbivores. Palicourea rigida is a common Neotro...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kleber Del-Claro, Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira, Helena Zardini, Elizângela Machado Almeida, Helena Maura Torezan-Silingardi
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013-11-01
Schriftenreihe:	Sociobiology
Schlagworte:	Mutualism ant-plant interactions parasitism seed predation herbivory
Online-Zugang:	https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/64
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