Imprints of indirect interactions on a resource-mediated ant–plant network across different levels of network organization

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 204; no. 3; pp. 661 - 673
• Main Authors: Ballarin, Caio S., Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson, Hachuy-Filho, Leandro, Amorim, Felipe W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2024; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal species; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Book publishing; Ecology; evolution; Evolutionary biology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Life Sciences; Mutualism; Nectar; Original Research; Plant nectar; Plant Sciences; Plants; species; Symbiosis; Tracking; Intrapopulation; Müller index; Extrafloral nectaries; Individual-based network; Motifs

Indirect interactions are pivotal in the evolution of interacting species and the assembly of populations and communities. Nevertheless, despite recently being investigated in plant–animal mutualism at the community level, indirect interactions have not been studied in resource-mediated mutualisms i...