A New Extrafloral Nectary-Bearing Plant Species in the Brazilian Savanna and its Associated Ant Community: Nectary Structure, Nectar Production and Ecological Interactions

Brazilian Savanna stands out for the large number of species with extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) with high morphological diversity. In Smilax polyantha (Smilacaceae), the base of the petiole showed a slight secretion and great visitation by ants suggesting the presence of an EFN. In this way, we aimed...

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Published inSociobiology (Chico, CA) Vol. 64; no. 3; p. 228
Main Authors Pires, Marcela Saldanha, Calixto, Eduardo S, Oliveira, Denis C, Del-Claro, Kleber
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 01.09.2017
Subjects
ants
extrafloral nectaries
mutualism
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