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Myrmecochory

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36: 20: 471:. Ants are sometimes capable of discriminating between cheaters and mutualists as shown by studies demonstrating preference for the diaspores of noncheating myrmecochores. Cheating is also inhibited by ecological interactions external to the myrmecochorous interaction; simple models suggest that predation exerts a stabilizing influence on a mutualism such as myrmecochory. 1496: 299:. In addition, phylogenetic comparison of myrmecochorous plant groups reveals that more than half of the lineages in which myrmecochory evolved are more species-rich than their nonmyrmecochorous sister groups. Not only is myrmecochory a convergent trait, but it also promotes diversification in multiple flowering plant lineages. 487:
is an aggressive invader capable of displacing native ant populations. Since Argentine ants do not disperse seeds, invasions may lead to a breakdown in the myrmecochory mutualism, inhibiting the dispersal ability of myrmecochores and causing long-term alterations in plant community dynamics. Invasive
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and influence seed fate, effectively directing the dispersal of seeds to desirable sites. For example, myrmecochores can influence seed fate by producing rounder, smoother diaspores that inhibit ants from redispersing seeds after elaiosome removal. This increases the likelihood that seeds will remain
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myrmecochores, demonstrating the disproportionate importance of specific ant species in dispersing seeds. Ant-plant interactions with a single species of myrmecochore were recorded for 37 species of ants, but only two of these were found to disperse diaspores to any significant degree; the rest were
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Myrmecochorous plants escape or avoid seed predation by granivores when ants remove and sequester diaspores. This benefit is particularly pronounced in areas where myrmecochorous plants are subject to heavy seed predation, which may be common. In mesic forest habitats, seed predators remove around
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As with many other facultative mutualisms, cheating is present on both sides of the interaction. Ants cheat by consuming elaiosomes without transporting seeds or through outright seed predation. Myrmecochorous plants can also cheat, either by producing diaspores with nonremovable elaiosomes or by
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explains the evolution and persistence of myrmecochory. Instead, a combination of beneficial effects working at different spatiotemporal scales likely contribute to the viability of this predominantly mutualistic interaction. Three commonly cited advantages to myrmecochorous plants are increased
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as the initial mechanism, that can increase dispersal distance by as much as 50%. In some cases, ballistic dispersal distance regularly exceeds that of transport by ants. The dispersal distance achieved through myrmecochory is likely to provide an advantage proportionate to the spatial scale of
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Ants, however, do not appear to form obligate relationships with myrmecochorous plants. Since no known ant species relies entirely on elaiosomes for their nutritional needs, ants remain generalist foragers even when entering into relationships with a more specialized myrmecochore.
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Myrmecochorous plants are also capable of invading ecosystems. These invaders may gain an advantage in areas where native ants disperse invasive seeds. Similarly, the spread of myrmecochorous invaders may be inhibited by limitations in the ranges of native ant populations.
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425:, depth of burial is an important factor for successful post-burn germination. This, in turn, is influenced by the nesting habits of the myrmecochorous ants. As such, the value of directed dispersal is largely context-dependent. 368:. Ants can transport seeds as far as 180 m but the average is less than 2 m, and values between 0.5 and 1.5 m are most common. Perhaps due to the relatively limited distance that ants disperse seeds, many myrmecochores exhibit 434:
60% of all dispersed seeds within a few days, and eventually remove all seeds not removed by ants. In addition to attracting ants, elaiosomes also appeal to granivores, and their presence can increase seed predation rates.
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identified more than 100 separate origins of myrmecochory in 55 families of flowering plants. With many independent evolutionary origins, elaiosomes have evolved from a wide variety of parent tissues. Strong
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without dispersing seeds. Larger diaspores are hypothesized to increase the degree of specialization, since ant mutualists need to be larger to successfully carry the diaspore back to the nest.
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Few studies have examined the costs and benefits to ants participating in myrmecochory. Much remains to be understood about the selective advantages conferred upon myrmecochorous ants.
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or the relative ease with which elaiosomes can develop from parent tissues may explain the multiple origins of myrmecochory. These findings identify myrmecochory as a prime example of
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uptake in producing diaspores. Diaspores must also be protected from outright predation by ants. This is typically accomplished by the production of a hard, smooth testa, or
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density-dependent effects acting on individual plants. As such, the relatively modest distances ants transport seeds are likely to be more advantageous for myrmecochorous
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or ejected from the nest. Although diaspores are seldom distributed far from the parent plant, myrmecochores also benefit from this predominantly
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Nest chemistry is ideally suited for seed germination given that ant colonies are typically enriched with plant nutrients such as phosphorus and
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diaspores, particularly when a disproportionate investment is made of growth-limiting mineral nutrients. For instance, some Australian
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availability), two factors that are often cited to explain the distribution of myrmecochory. Myrmecochory is also present in
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in the Southeastern United States. Some invasive ants are also seed-disperses in their native range, such as the
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In South Africa, the Argentine ant has in some cases displaced native ants that disperse the seeds of
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Increasing dispersal distance from the parent plant is likely to reduce seed mortality resulting from
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of myrmecochorous plants range from 11,000 to as high as 23,000 species worldwide, or about 5% of all
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between myrmecochores and individual ant species. This assertion has been challenged in a study of
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ant species can also maintain seed dispersal in their introduced range, as is the case with the
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that are attractive to ants. The seed with its attached elaiosome is collectively known as a
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and less important in areas with more favourable soil chemistry, as in fertile forests. In
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on all continents except Antarctica. Seed dispersal by ants is particularly common in the
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Myrmecochorous plants may benefit when ants disperse seeds to nutrient-rich or protected
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avoidance. Costs incurred by myrmecochorous plants include the energy required to
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Myrmecochory has evolved independently many times in a large number of plant
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with worldwide distribution. Most myrmecochorous plants produce seeds with
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seed predators or “cheaters” opportunistically feeding on elaiosomes
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Myrmecochory is traditionally thought to be a diffuse or facultative
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dispersal distance, directed dispersal, and seed predator avoidance.
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Pfeiffer, Martin; Huttenlocher, Heiko; Ayasse, Manfred (June 2010).
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diaspores consisting of hard-coated seeds and attached elaiosomes
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Culver, David C.; Beattie, Andrew J. (1978). "Myrmecochory in
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simulating the presence of a nonexistent reward with
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species invest a significant portion of their yearly
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underground instead of being ejected from the nest.
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Afzelia africana
elaiosomes
Chelidonium majus diaspores consisting of hard-coated seeds and attached elaiosomes.
Chelidonium majus
/mɜːrmɪˈkɒkɔːri/
Ancient Greek
romanized
seed dispersal
ants
ant–plant
interaction
elaiosomes
lipids
amino acids
nutrients
diaspore
foraging
ant colony
larvae
middens
mutualistic interaction
germination
seed predation
species
biome
dry heath
sclerophyll
Australia
South African fynbos

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