Journal article
Benefits for Plants in Ant-Plant Protective Mutualisms: A Meta-Analysis
Abstract
Costs and benefits for partners in mutualistic interactions can vary greatly, but surprisingly little is known about the factors that drive this variation across systems. We conducted a meta-analysis of ant-plant protective mutualisms to quantify the effects of ant defenders on plant reproductive output, to evaluate if reproductive effects were predicted from reductions in herbivory and to identify characteristics of the plants, ants and …
Authors
Trager MD; Bhotika S; Hostetler JA; Andrade GV; Rodriguez-Cabal MA; McKeon CS; Osenberg CW; Bolker BM
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 5, No. 12,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0014308
ISSN
1932-6203