The putative benefits to seeds in myrmecochory (ant‐mediated seed dispersal) are often
cast in a reward context. However, microbes have been mostly overlooked as seed mortality …

Plant secondary metabolites are key mechanistic drivers of species interactions. These
metabolites have primarily been studied for their role in defense, but they can also have …

Simple Summary Ants play a dual role in their interaction with plant seeds. Many ant
species, mainly harvester ants, consume plant seeds (granivory), whereas other ants, mainly …

One benefit of animal-mediated seed dispersal is that dispersers may deposit the seeds in
protected or enriched microhabitats favorable for seedling survival. Ants are a common seed …

Seed re-dispersal following initial harvesting by ants may have important implications for the
distribution and fate of myrmecochorous seeds. However, the probability of seed re …

Seed dispersal by ants is an important means of migration for plants. Many myrmecochorous
plants have specialized appendages in their seeds called elaiosome, which provides …

Seed dispersal in myrmecochorous plants, in which a sequence of two or more steps is often
involved, has profound effects on plant benefits. First, seeds mature or fall onto to the ground …

Myrmecochory, a type of ant-mediated seed dispersal, is a diffuse, widespread mutualism in
which both partners are purported to benefit from the services or rewards of the other …

Цель исследования-изучение особенностей фенологического ритма роста и развития,
биоморфологии, репродуктивных показателей и агротехники выращивания …

Ants play a dual role in their interaction with plant seeds. In deserts, the consumption of
seeds by granivorous ants is common, whereas mutualistic seed dispersal, often associated …