Phylogenetics and molecular clocks reveal the repeated evolution of ant‐plants after the late M iocene in A frica and the early M iocene in A ustralasia and the N …
G Chomicki, SS Renner - New Phytologist, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Ant–plant symbioses involve over 110 ant species in five subfamilies that are facultative or
obligate occupants of stem, leaf or root domatia formed by hundreds of ant‐plant species …
obligate occupants of stem, leaf or root domatia formed by hundreds of ant‐plant species …
[HTML][HTML] Exploring the evolutionary dynamics of myrmecophytism: Perspectives from the Southeast Asian Macaranga ant-plant symbiosis
NM Dixit, D Guicking - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2024 - Elsevier
Myrmecophytic plants utilise defensive services offered by obligate ant partners nesting in
their domatia in a novel means of survival in tropical habitats. Although much is known about …
their domatia in a novel means of survival in tropical habitats. Although much is known about …
Repeated evolution of fungal cultivar specificity in independently evolved ant-plant-fungus symbioses
R Blatrix, S Debaud, A Salas-Lopez, C Born, L Benoit… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Some tropical plant species possess hollow structures (domatia) occupied by ants that
protect the plant and in some cases also provide it with nutrients. Most plant-ants tend …
protect the plant and in some cases also provide it with nutrients. Most plant-ants tend …
The Gilbertiodendron ogoouense species complex (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), Central Africa
XM van der Burgt, BA Mackinder, JJ Wieringa… - Kew bulletin, 2015 - Springer
The Gilbertiodendron ogoouense species complex consists of 14 tree species. Eight species
are here newly described and one is here reinstated: G. bambolense Burgt; G. breteleri …
are here newly described and one is here reinstated: G. bambolense Burgt; G. breteleri …
Comparative analysis of spatial genetic structure in an ant–plant symbiosis reveals a tension zone and highlights speciation processes in tropical Africa
Aim Pleistocene climatic oscillations induced range fluctuations in African rain forest
organisms and may have shaped species diversification through allopatric speciation …
organisms and may have shaped species diversification through allopatric speciation …
Pattern of specificity in the tripartite symbiosis between Barteria plants, ants and Chaetothyriales fungi
B Kokolo, C Atteke, B Ibrahim, R Blatrix - Symbiosis, 2016 - Springer
The two sympatric ant-plant sister species Barteria fistulosa and B. dewevrei have hollow
branches (called domatia) in which ants nest. Each plant is colonized by a single colony of …
branches (called domatia) in which ants nest. Each plant is colonized by a single colony of …
Pollen morphology of Barteria and Paropsia: implications for the systematics of Passifloraceae sensu stricto
AC Mezzonato-Pires, HCF Sousa, CBF Mendonça… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of the present study was to characterise the pollen morphology of the African
genera Paropsia and Barteria (Passifloraceae sensu stricto, tribe Paropsieae), with the aim …
genera Paropsia and Barteria (Passifloraceae sensu stricto, tribe Paropsieae), with the aim …
Phenotypic plasticity in size of ant-domatia
B Kokolo, C Attéké Nkoulémbéné, B Ibrahim… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Ant-plants produce hollow structures called domatia to host protecting ants. Although size
variation in domatia is well documented between related species, intraspecific variation is …
variation in domatia is well documented between related species, intraspecific variation is …
Myrmecophytism as a driver of macroevolutionary patterns: perspectives from the Southeast Asian Macaranga ant-plant symbiosis
NM Dixit, D Guicking - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Myrmecophytes utilise defensive services offered by obligate ant partners in a novel means
of survival in tropical habitats. Although much is known about the ecology of …
of survival in tropical habitats. Although much is known about the ecology of …