ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2020
Tradeoffs in the evolution of plant farming by ants.
Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Fijian farming ants resolve the guns-or-butter dilemma for their crop plants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Article
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Abstract
Diverse forms of cultivation have evolved across the tree of life. Efficient farming requires that the farmer deciphers and actively promotes conditions that increase crop yield. For plant cultivation, this can include evaluating tradeoffs among light, nutrients, and protection against herbivores. It is not understood if, or how, nonhuman farmers evaluate local conditions to increase payoffs. Here, we address this question using an obligate farming mutualism between the ant
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