Effect of nectar-foraging ants and wasps on the reproductive fitness of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) in a coastal sand dune in Mexico
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| contents | Effect of nectar-foraging ants and wasps on the reproductive fitness of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) in a coastal sand dune in Mexico Leonel Torres Hernández Judith A. Vergara Citlalli Castillo Guevara Victor Rico Gray Biología Ant Turnera Mutualism plant interactions We evaluated over two years the effect of different ant species on the reproductive fitness (estimated asend-of-season fruit set per treatment) of Turnera ulmifolia. Research was done on a sand dune matorrallocated on the coast of Veracruz, México. The results show that (i) plants associated with the larger antspecies (Camponotus abdominalis) produced more fruits than plants associated with the smaller ant species,and (ii) plants associated with ants were subject to lower levels of herbivory, than plants without ants.Consequently, ant presence is not synonymous of plant protection, and the level of protection by ants willdepend on the size of the worker ants in a guild of ant visitors. Moreover, when ants were excluded, waspsand bees increased their visits, exerting a higher level of protection than that offered by the smaller antspecies. However, the differential effect of wasps needs further attention. 2000 artículo científico 0065-1737 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57508102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=575 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) application/pdf Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) (México) Num.81 |
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| spellingShingle | Effect of nectar-foraging ants and wasps on the reproductive fitness of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) in a coastal sand dune in Mexico Leonel Torres Hernández Biología Ant Turnera Mutualism plant interactions Effect of nectar-foraging ants and wasps on the reproductive fitness of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) in a coastal sand dune in Mexico Leonel Torres Hernández Judith A. Vergara Citlalli Castillo Guevara Victor Rico Gray Biología Ant Turnera Mutualism plant interactions We evaluated over two years the effect of different ant species on the reproductive fitness (estimated asend-of-season fruit set per treatment) of Turnera ulmifolia. Research was done on a sand dune matorrallocated on the coast of Veracruz, México. The results show that (i) plants associated with the larger antspecies (Camponotus abdominalis) produced more fruits than plants associated with the smaller ant species,and (ii) plants associated with ants were subject to lower levels of herbivory, than plants without ants.Consequently, ant presence is not synonymous of plant protection, and the level of protection by ants willdepend on the size of the worker ants in a guild of ant visitors. Moreover, when ants were excluded, waspsand bees increased their visits, exerting a higher level of protection than that offered by the smaller antspecies. However, the differential effect of wasps needs further attention. 2000 artículo científico 0065-1737 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=57508102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=575 Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) application/pdf Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) (México) Num.81 |
| title | Effect of nectar-foraging ants and wasps on the reproductive fitness of Turnera ulmifolia (Turneraceae) in a coastal sand dune in Mexico |
| topic | Biología Ant Turnera Mutualism plant interactions |
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