Drowning out the protection racket: Partner manipulation or drought can strengthen ant-plant mutualism

R. Ford Denison

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2014.04.008

Drowning out the protection racket: Partner manipulation or drought can strengthen ant-plant mutualism

R. Ford Denison

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Abstract

Two recent reports discuss interactions between plants and ants that defend them from herbivores. Acacia trees provide their ant bodyguards with a diet that reduces their ability to benefit from alternate hosts. Provisioning of ants by Cordia trees during drought may buy insurance against extreme defoliation events, not just average-year benefits.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-413
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Plant Science
Volume	19
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2014.04.008
State	Published - Jul 2014

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