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Comparison of radial growth rate of the mutualistic fungus of Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel in two culture media
(Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia, 2010)
In vitro culture of the mutualistic fungus of leaf-cutting ants is troublesome due to its low growth rate, which leads to storage problems and contaminants accumulation. This paper aims at comparing the radial growth rate ...
You get what you pay for: reward-specific trade-offs among direct and ant-mediated defences in plants
(Royal SocLondonInglaterra, 2012)
Study of the influence of the phylogenetic distance on the interaction network of mutualistic ecosystems
(Elsevier Science, 2014-01)
We investigate how the phylogenetic relationship between the species of each interacting guild in a mutualistic ecosystem influences its network of contacts. We develop a dynamical self organized model that reallocates ...
Why nestedness in mutualistic networks?
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2007-11-21)
We investigate the relationship between the nested organization of mutualistic systems and their robustness against the extinction of species. We establish that a nested pattern of contacts is the best possible one as far ...
Direct and interactive effects of enemies and mutualists on plant performance: A meta-analysis
(Ecological Society of America, 2007-04)
Plants engage in multiple, simultaneous interactions with other species; some (enemies) reduce and others (mutualists) enhance plant performance. Moreover, effects of different species may not be independent of one another; ...
Specialization and Rarity Predict Nonrandom Loss of Interactions from Mutualist Networks
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2012-03-23)
The loss of interactions from mutualistic networks could foreshadow both plant and animal species extinctions. Yet, the characteristics of interactions that predispose them to disruption are largely unknown. We analyzed ...
Abundance and generalisation in mutualistic networks: Solving the chicken-and-egg dilemma
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-01)
A frequent observation in plant-animal mutualistic networks is that abundant species tend to be more generalised, interacting with a broader range of interaction partners than rare species. Uncovering the causal relationship ...
Invasive belowground mutualists of woody plants
(Springer, 2014-01)
Most plants require mutualistic associa- tions to survive, which can be an important limitation on their ability to become invasive. There are four strategies that permit plants to become invasive without being limited ...
Nature of the interactions between hypocrealean fungi and the mutualistic fungus of leaf-cutter ants
(2017-04-01)
Leaf-cutter ants cultivate and feed on the mutualistic fungus, Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, which is threatened by parasitic fungi of the genus Escovopsis. The mechanism of Escovopsis parasitism is poorly understood. Here, ...