Extrafloral nectar as entrée and elaiosomes as main course for ant visitors to a fireprone, mediterranean‐climate shrub
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9500
Abstract: Abstract Thousands of plants produce both extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) on their leaves and nutrient‐rich appendages on their diaspores (elaiosomes). Although their individual ecology is well‐known, any possible functional link between these structures has almost always… read more here.
Keywords: extrafloral nectar; ecology; nectar entr; entr elaiosomes ... See more keywords
Cowpea extrafloral nectar has potential to provide ecosystem services lost in agricultural intensification and support native parasitoids that suppress the wheat stem sawfly.
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DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad083
Abstract: The native parasitoids Bracon cephi (Gahan) and B. lissogaster Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) reduce populations of Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), a native grassland species, and major wheat pest on the Northern Great Plains of North… read more here.
Keywords: extrafloral nectar; wheat; egg load; native parasitoids ... See more keywords
Foliar herbivory increases sucrose concentration in bracteal extrafloral nectar of cotton
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258836
Abstract: Cultivated cotton, such as Gossypium hirsutum L., produces extrafloral (EF) nectar on leaves (foliar) and reproductive structures (bracteal) as an indirect anti-herbivore defense. In exchange for this carbohydrate-rich substance, predatory insects such as ants protect… read more here.
Keywords: bracteal; nectar; sucrose content; foliar herbivory ... See more keywords
Impacts of Leaf Damage Intensity on Ant–Plant Protection Mutualism and Plant Fitness
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DOI: 10.3390/plants14060837
Abstract: Herbivores can negatively impact plant reproduction by altering floral traits, pollination, and fruit production. To counteract this, plants developed defense mechanisms, such as the biotic defense resulting from associations with ants. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: plant fitness; extrafloral nectar; plant; damage ... See more keywords