The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea
Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a keystone seed disperser in Kwongan heathland habitats of southwestern Australia. Like many myrmecochorous ants, little is known about the basic biology of this species. In this study various aspects of the biology of R. violacea were exam...
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| author | Lubertazzi, D. Aliberti Lubertazzi, M. McCoy, N. Gove, Aaron Majer, Jonathan Dunn, Robert |
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| description | Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a keystone seed disperser in Kwongan heathland habitats of southwestern Australia. Like many myrmecochorous ants, little is known about the basic biology of this species. In this study various aspects of the biology of R. violacea were examined and the researchers evaluated how these characteristics may influence seed dispersal. R. violacea nesting habits (relatively shallow nests), foraging behavior (scramble competitor and lax food selection criteria), and other life history characteristics complement their role as a mutualist that interacts with the seeds of many plant species. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-207072017-09-13T13:50:23Z The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea Lubertazzi, D. Aliberti Lubertazzi, M. McCoy, N. Gove, Aaron Majer, Jonathan Dunn, Robert Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a keystone seed disperser in Kwongan heathland habitats of southwestern Australia. Like many myrmecochorous ants, little is known about the basic biology of this species. In this study various aspects of the biology of R. violacea were examined and the researchers evaluated how these characteristics may influence seed dispersal. R. violacea nesting habits (relatively shallow nests), foraging behavior (scramble competitor and lax food selection criteria), and other life history characteristics complement their role as a mutualist that interacts with the seeds of many plant species. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20707 10.1673/031.010.14118 University of Wisconsin fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lubertazzi, D. Aliberti Lubertazzi, M. McCoy, N. Gove, Aaron Majer, Jonathan Dunn, Robert The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title | The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title_full | The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title_fullStr | The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title_short | The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea |
| title_sort | ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant rhytidoponera violacea |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20707 |