Variation in the composition and activity of ants on defense of host plant Turnera subulata (Turneraceae): strong response to simulated herbivore attacks and to herbivore’s baits

Plants with extrafloral nectaries attract a variety of ant species, in associations commonly considered mutualistic. However, the results of such interactions can be context dependent. Turnera subulata is a shrub widely distributed among disturbed areas which has extrafloral nectaries at the base of...

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Published in:	Arthropod-plant interactions Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 113 - 121
Main Authors:	Cruz, Nayara G., Cristaldo, Paulo F., Bacci, Leandro, Almeida, Camilla S., Camacho, Gabriela P., Santana, Alisson S., Ribeiro, Efrem J. M., Oliveira, Alexandre P., Santos, Abraão A., Araújo, Ana P. A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-02-2018 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal behavior Ants Baits Behavioral Sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Chewing Composition Context Ecology Entomology Extrafloral nectaries Herbivores Herbivory Host plants Invertebrates Leaf area Leaves Life Sciences Mastication Original Paper Plant Pathology Plant Sciences Plant species Plants Predation Simulation Species composition Species richness Stems Turnera subulata Herbivory Indirect defense Protection Extrafloral nectary
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