Abstract Background and Aims Ant–plant associations are widely diverse and distributed
throughout the world, leading to antagonistic and/or mutualistic interactions. Ant pollination …

Some species are severely affected by global change, whereas others can survive or even
thrive under the same circumstances. Species with more flexible behaviours can better cope …

1. The factors that drive resource removal by insect predators hold the clue to understanding
their role in structuring ecological communities and their evolution. Harvester ants are …

Plants in the cacti family are almost entirely restricted to the American continent; one third of
the species are endemic to Mexico and many of them are threatened, with herbivory being …

Fragmentation of natural vegetation is currently one of the largest threats to biodiversity.
Within the southwest Australia global biodiversity hotspot, the Swan Coastal Plain was …