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Diversity and evolution of a trait mediating ant-plant interactions : insights from extrafloral nectaries in Senna (Leguminosae)
(Oxford University Press, 2013-06)
Background and Aims Plants display a wide range of traits that allow them to use animals for vital tasks. To attract and reward aggressive ants that protect developing leaves and flowers from consumers, many plants bear ...
Extrafloral nectaries in Leguminosae: phylogenetic distribution, morphological diversity and evolution
(Csiro Publishing, 2019-09)
Extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) mediating ecologically important ant-plant protection mutualisms are especially common and unusually diverse in the Leguminosae. We present the first comprehensively curated list of legume ...
Extrafloral nectary morphology and the role of environmental constraints in shaping its traits in a common Cerrado shrub (Maprounea brasiliensis A. St.-Hill: Euphorbiaceae)
(Soc Botanica Sao Paulo, 2014-12-01)
This study aimed to elucidate the anatomy and morphology of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) in Maprounea brasiliensis and whether environmental factors influence their traits of production and morphology. For this reason, we ...
Testing the optimal defense hypothesis in Stryphnodendron adstringens (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) leaves: the role of structure, number, position and nectar composition of extrafloral nectaries
(2017-10-01)
Stryphnodendron adstringens is a common Cerrado tree that possesses extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) on its leaves, which are located at the base and apex of the rachis and along the secondary veins. The position of EFNs and ...
Root-associated fungi increase male fitness, while high simulated herbivory decreases indirect defenses in Croton lachnostachyus plants
(Springer, 2019-01)
Plants interact with a diverse array of organisms below and above ground; some interactions with ants allow plants to be protected against herbivorous insects, influencing their growth or reproduction. In addition, indirect ...
Do extrafloral nectaries present a defensive role against herbivores in two species of the family Bignoniaceae in a Neotropical savannas?
(SPRINGERDORDRECHT, 2012)
Despite the general belief that the interaction between extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and ants is mutualistic, the defensive function of EFNs has been poorly documented in South American savannas. In this article, we evaluate ...
Evolution of extrafloral nectaries: adaptive process and selective regime changes from forest to savanna
(WILEY-BLACKWELLHOBOKEN, 2012)
Much effort has been devoted to understanding the function of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) for antplantherbivore interactions. However, the pattern of evolution of such structures throughout the history of plant lineages ...
Do extrafloral nectaries present a defensive role against herbivores in two species of the family Bignoniaceae in a Neotropical savannas?
(Springer, 2012-02-01)
Despite the general belief that the interaction between extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and ants is mutualistic, the defensive function of EFNs has been poorly documented in South American savannas. In this article, we evaluate ...
Do extrafloral nectaries present a defensive role against herbivores in two species of the family Bignoniaceae in a Neotropical savannas?
(Springer, 2012-02-01)
Despite the general belief that the interaction between extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and ants is mutualistic, the defensive function of EFNs has been poorly documented in South American savannas. In this article, we evaluate ...
Anatomy of extrafloral nectaries in Fabaceae from dry-seasonal forest in Brazil
(2010)
Extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) are found in many species of Fabaceae. The aim of this work is to describe the internalmorphology of the EFNs from species of Fabaceae found in areas of dry-seasonal forest in north-eastern ...