ArticleThe Journal of ecology2019
Testing the Distraction Hypothesis: Do extrafloral nectaries reduce ant-pollinator conflict?
Article in The Journal of ecology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Multifunctional Roles of Extrafloral Nectaries in Shaping Plant-Insect Interactions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nectary Structure and Nectar Secretion Characteristics Among Various Cultivars ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The complex dynamics of ant-plant mutualisms: exploring the roles of plant-provided resources and bird predation on ants in shaping plant performance.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Impacts of Leaf Damage Intensity on Ant-Plant Protection Mutualism and Plant Fitness.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Greasy Pole Syndrome inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Histochemical, metabolic and ultrastructural changes in leaf patelliform nectaries explain extrafloral nectar synthesis and secretion in Clerodendrum chinense.Annals of botany · 2024Article
- Emerging Trends in Ant-Pollinator Conflict in Extrafloral Nectary-Bearing Plants.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- To each their own! Nectar plasticity within a flower mediates distinct ecological interactions.AoB PLANTS · 2023Article
- Mutualist- and antagonist-mediated selection contribute to trait diversification of flowers.PeerJ · 2022Review
- Combined Effect of Different Flower Stem Features on the Visiting Frequency of the Generalist AntInsects · 2021Article
- Ongoing ecological and evolutionary consequences by the presence of transgenes in a wild cotton population.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Slippery flowers as a mechanism of defence against nectar-thieving ants.Annals of botany · 2021Article
- Nectar Secretion of Floral Buds ofFrontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- Testing the Distraction Hypothesis: Do extrafloral nectaries reduce ant-pollinator conflict?The Journal of ecology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Ant guards protect plants from herbivores, but can also hinder pollination by damaging reproductive structures and/or repelling pollinators. Natural selection should favour the evolution of plant traits that deter ants from visiting flowers during anthesis, without waiving their defensive services. The Distraction Hypothesis posits that rewarding ants with extrafloral nectar could reduce their visitation of flowers, reducing ant-pollinator conflict while retaining protection of other structures.We characterised the proportion of flowers occupied by ants and the number of ants per flower in a Mexican ant-plant,
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