Seed dispersal is a fundamental life history trait in plants. Although the recent surge of
interest in seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has added greatly to knowledge on the …

Ant–seed interactions take several forms, including dispersal, predation, and parasitism,
whereby ants consume seed appendages without dispersal of seeds. We hypothesized that …

A novel perception of botanic gardens as complex “factories of molecules”(Lombardy
Region Project–Lr. 25/2016, year 2021), that mediate plant–environment interactions, and …

Secretory cavities, unicellular papillae and hair trichomes of the flower of Myrtus communis
have been investigated morphologically, anatomically and histochemically. Secretory …

The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical profile and the cytotoxic activity in two
castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) cell lines of the leaf essential oil in Myrtus …

Medicinal plants have always had an important place in the therapeutic arsenal of humanity
and particularly in the treatment of gastrointestinal tract diseases. Myrtus communis L …

Numerous tree species' seeds contain an 'elaiosome'that acts as a food reward for ants and
thus induces dispersal of the seeds. Many stick and leaf insect species appear to have …

1. Restoration of disturbed environments in which soil surface layers have been removed is
challenging and its success depends on the characteristics of the exposed soil layers and …

Seed production and dispersal are crucial ecological processes impacting plant
demography, species distributions and community assembly. Plant–animal interactions …

Seed dispersal by ants is common in arid lands. The seeds of myrmecochorous plants bears
an elaiosome, an appendage that acts as a reward for ants. Once an ant identifies an …