The Role of Extrafloral Nectar Amino Acids for the Preferences of Facultative and Obligate Ant Mutualists

2009/04/01 by Marcia González-Teuber, Marcia González‐Teuber, Martin Heil · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Acacia #Aculeata #Biology #Botany #Food science #Hymenoptera #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Mutualism (biology) #Myrmecophily #Myrmecophyte #Nectar #Obligate #Plant and animal studies #Pollen #Sugar

paper · doi:10.1007/s10886-009-9618-4

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Citations

• Response of fire ants (Formicidae: Solenopsis invicta and S.gerninata ) to artificial nectars with amino acids
• Evolutionary change from induced to constitutive expression of an indirect plant resistance
• Taxonomic Revision of the Ant-Acacias (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae, Acacia, Series Gummiferae) of the New World
• Preferences of the Fire AntsSolenopsis invictaandS. geminata(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Amino Acid and Sugar Components of Extrafloral Nectars

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• Nectar chemistry is tailored for both attraction of mutualists and protection from exploiters
• Myrmecophyte [wikipedia]