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Interaction between ants, extrafloral nectaries and insect herbivores in Neotropical coastal sand dunes: herbivore deterrence by visiting ants increases fruit set in Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae)
Author(s): P. S. Oliveira, V. Rico-Gray, C. Diaz-Castelazo and C. Castillo-Guevara
Month: Oct
Year: 1999
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Functional Ecology
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: 623-631
Article Topic(s): Disturbance,Seed collecting
Research Setting(s): Coastal
Species Referenced: Opuntia stricta (Erect pricklypear),
Abstract
Evaluates the effects of ants visiting extrafloral nectaries of Opuntia stricta in Mexico. The presence of ants resulted in a 50% increase in O. stricta's reproductive output including fruit set.Suggested Citation
P. S. Oliveira, V. Rico-Gray, C. Diaz-Castelazo and C. Castillo-Guevara. "Interaction between ants, extrafloral nectaries and insect herbivores in Neotropical coastal sand dunes: herbivore deterrence by visiting ants increases fruit set in Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae)." Functional Ecology 13.5 (1999): 623-631.Go back