Floral visitation by the Argentine ant reduces pollinator visitation and seed set in the coast barrel cactus, Ferocactus viridescens

Oecologia

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 163-171

  LeVan, Katherine E ^a   Hung, Keng Lou James ^a   McCann, Kyle R ^a   Ludka, John T ^a   Holway, David A ^a  

^a University of California San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Crematogaster; Diadasia; Extrafloral nectar; Invasion; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; FLORA; MUTUALISM; PLANT DEFENSE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEED SET;

ARGENTINA;

APOIDEA; CACTACEAE; CREMATOGASTER CALIFORNICA; DIADASIA; FEROCACTUS VIRIDESCENS; FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEE; CACTACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; SYMBIOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; CACTACEAE; CALIFORNIA; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PLANT NECTAR; POLLINATION; SEEDS; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84891901184     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2739-z     Document Type: Article

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