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Flowers attract weaver ants that deter less effective pollinators

  1. Francisco G. Gonzálvez1,*,
  2. Luis Santamaría2,
  3. Richard T. Corlett3,†,
  4. Miguel A. Rodríguez-Gironés1

Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12006

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 101, Issue 1, pages 78–85, January 2013

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Gonzálvez, F. G., Santamaría, L., Corlett, R. T., Rodríguez-Gironés, M. A. (2013), Flowers attract weaver ants that deter less effective pollinators. Journal of Ecology, 101: 78–85. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12006

Author Information

  1. 1

    Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, Ctra. de Sacramento S/N, La Cañada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain

  2. 2

    Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, CSIC-UIB, Islas Baleares, Spain

  3. 3

    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore

  1. †

    Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China

*Correspondence author. Email: franciscog.gonzalvez@gmail.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 26 APR 2012

Funded by

  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación/FEDER. Grant Numbers: CGL2007-63223/BOS, CGL2010-16795
  • CSIC. Grant Number: Pre_08_01008

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jec12006-sup-0001-AppendixS1.avivideo/avi6792KAppendix S1. Video recording of a Nomia bee being chased away by a weaver ant on a Melastoma malabathricum flower.
jec12006-sup-0002-AppendixS2.mpgvideo/mpg7530KAppendix S2. Video recording of a Xylocopa bee visiting Melastoma malabathricum flower patrolled by the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

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