Fokuhl, Gerriet and Heinze, Juergen and Poschlod, Peter (2007) Colony growth in Myrmica rubra with supplementation of myrmecochorous seeds. ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 22 (5). pp. 845-847. ISSN 0912-3814,
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Myrmecochory is an important ant-plant relationship, which presumably has benefits for the reproductive success of ant colonies through the nutritional value of elaiosomes. In a feeding experiment, we provided elaiosomes of Scilla bifolia and Corydalis cava to colonies of Myrmica rubra. Seeds were transported by ant workers to their nests and the elaiosomes were removed afterwards. After 3 months, elaiosome-supplemented colonies contained significantly more worker pupae than control colonies, whereas the number of new female sexuals was reduced. This result is discussed as a possible long-term benefit for M. rubra colonies through myrmecochory by colony growth.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DISPERSAL MUTUALISM; ANT MYRMICA; SEX-RATIOS; FATE; POPULATION; STRATEGIES; FOOD; ant-plant mutualism; caste determination; colony growth; elaiosome; myrmecochory; Myrmica rubra |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 580 Botanical sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2020 08:57 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2020 08:57 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/32255 |
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