Understanding ontogenetic trajectories of indirect defence: ecological and anatomical constraints in the production of extrafloral nectaries | Zendy

Nora Villamil | Zendy; Judith MárquezGuzmán | Zendy; Karina Boege | Zendy

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Understanding ontogenetic trajectories of indirect defence: ecological and anatomical constraints in the production of extrafloral nectaries

Author(s) -

Nora Villamil,

Judith MárquezGuzmán,

Karina Boege

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mct005

Subject(s) - biology , nectar , juvenile , ontogeny , botany , herbivore , myrmecophyte , ecology , pollen , genetics

Early ontogenetic stages of myrmecophytic plants are infrequently associated with ants, probably due to constraints on the production of rewards. This study reports for the first time the anatomical and histological limitations constraining the production of extrafloral nectar in young plants, and the implications that the absence of protective ants imposes for plants early during their ontogeny are discussed.

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