Context-dependent benefits from ant-plant mutualism in three sympatric varieties of Chamaecrista desvauxii

被引:42
作者
Baker-Meio, Beatriz [1 ,2 ]
Marquis, Robert J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Biol, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
[2] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Biol, BR-38400902 Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
关键词
ant-plant interactions; Brazil; cerrado; exclusion experiment; extrafloral nectaries; indirect defences; Leguminosae; plant-herbivore interactions; reproductive success; sympatric varieties; BEARING EXTRAFLORAL NECTARIES; EXTRA-FLORAL NECTARIES; FACULTATIVE MUTUALISM; FRUIT-SET; HERBIVORE; DEFENSE; PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; SELECTION; TRAITS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01892.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
1. Mutualistic interactions are characterized by conditional outcomes that depend on both the biotic and the abiotic context. However, limited information is available on the factors that affect the strength of antplant interactions among sympatric congeneric species.
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