Epiphytic ant-plant obtains nitrogen from both native and invasive ant inhabitants

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Volp, Trevor M.;Cernusak, Lucas A.;Lach, Lori
Lucas CernusakLori Lach
Abstract

Ant-plants have been extensively used as model systems in the study of the evolution and ecology of mutualisms. Using a 15N isotope labeling experiment, we found that both a native ant mutualist (Philidris cordata) and an invasive ant (Pheidole megacephala) provide nitrogen to the Australian ant-plant Myrmecodia beccarii.

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Biotropica

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54

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1744-7429

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Wiley-Blackwell

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10.1111/btp.13104