A New Case of Ants Nesting within Branches of a Fig Tree: the Case of Ficus subpisocarpa in Taiwan

A New Case of Ants Nesting within Branches of a Fig Tree: the Case of Ficus subpisocarpa in Taiwan

Ficus is one of many plant genera involved in interactions with ants. The interaction is however little documented. We show here that ants, belonging mainly to the genus Crematogaster, nest in hollow internodes of young branches of Ficus subpisocarpa, a monoecious fig species studied in Taiwan. The...

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Main Authors: Anthony Bain, Bhanumas Chantarasuwan, Lieng-Siang Shou, Martine Hossaert McKey, Bertrand Schatz, Finn Kjellberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
ant-plant interaction
community ecology
Asian biodiversity
Myrmecophytism
ant foraging.
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/604

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