The Evolutionary Ecology of Ant-Plant Mutualisms
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Ecology Series)
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Mutualistic interactions between ants and plants involve rewards offered by plants and services performed by ants in a mutually advantageous relationship. The rewards are principally food and/or nest sites, and ants in turn perform a number of services for plants: they disperse and plant seeds; they protect foliage, buds, and reproductive structures from enemies such as herbivores and seed predators; they fertilize plants with essential nutrients;...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521252814
ISBN13:9780521252812
Release Date:November 1985
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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