| dc.creator | Kaminski, Lucas A | |
| dc.creator | Freitas, André V L | |
| dc.creator | Oliveira, Paulo S | |
| dc.date | 2010-Sep | |
| dc.date | 2015-11-27T13:18:05Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-11-27T13:18:05Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-29T01:11:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-03-29T01:11:19Z | |
| dc.identifier | The American Naturalist. v. 176, n. 3, p. 322-34, 2010-Sep. | |
| dc.identifier | 1537-5323 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1086/655427 | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20645858 | |
| dc.identifier | http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/198961 | |
| dc.identifier | 20645858 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1299194 | |
| dc.description | Although mutualisms have been intensively investigated, demonstration of indirect effects between co-occurring mutualistic systems is rare. For instance, the ecological consequences of co-occurrence of ant-tended insects on a plant have never been examined for survival effects on either trophobiont species. Here, we assess the selective pressures mediating co-occurrence of a facultative ant-tended butterfly (Parrhasius polibetes) with ant-tended treehoppers (Guayaquila xiphias) on Schefflera vinosa shrubs. We evaluated host plant selection and caterpillar survival in P. polibetes in the presence and absence of ant-treehopper associations. Paired trials revealed that butterflies preferably oviposit on branches hosting ant-tended treehoppers when they had a choice between those and branches without this interaction. Presence of ant-tended treehoppers on a branch reduced the abundance of P. polibetes' natural enemies and improved caterpillar survival in both premyrmecophylic and ant-tended phases. Thus ant-tended treehoppers create an enemy-free space on foliage that butterflies exploit to protect larval offspring. These findings connect two widely documented ant-trophobiont mutualisms and highlight the importance of considering multiple interactions for a proper understanding of ant-plant-herbivore systems. Detection of other ant-based mutualisms on oviposition to improve offspring survival may have represented an important evolutionary step in the process of host plant selection in facultative myrmecophilous butterflies. | |
| dc.description | 176 | |
| dc.description | 322-34 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.relation | The American Naturalist | |
| dc.relation | Am. Nat. | |
| dc.rights | fechado | |
| dc.rights | | |
| dc.source | PubMed | |
| dc.subject | Analysis Of Variance | |
| dc.subject | Animals | |
| dc.subject | Ants | |
| dc.subject | Araliaceae | |
| dc.subject | Butterflies | |
| dc.subject | Hemiptera | |
| dc.subject | Larva | |
| dc.subject | Population Density | |
| dc.subject | Selection, Genetic | |
| dc.subject | Survival Analysis | |
| dc.subject | Symbiosis | |
| dc.title | Interaction Between Mutualisms: Ant-tended Butterflies Exploit Enemy-free Space Provided By Ant-treehopper Associations. | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
