Invasive plant species driving the biotic homogenization of plant-frugivore interactions in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot

W Dáttilo, P Luna, R Villegas-Patraca - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although biological invasions are a common and intensively studied phenomenon, most
studies often ignore the biotic interactions that invasive species play in the environment …

Distance from nest and climate explain geographical trends of harvester ant's food resource use: a multi‐species approach

D Anjos, P Luna, K Del‐Claro, RG Pol… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Main Animals not only forage for abundant and nearby resources, but their diets can also be
influenced by abiotic and geographic factors. This often results in non‐random interactions …

Species turnover increases ant–trophobiont interaction dissimilarities along a geographical gradient

M Belchior, FS Neves, W Dáttilo… - Insect Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the recent advances regarding the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of ant–
trophobiont mutualistic interactions, understanding their spatial variation remains a …

Drivers of flower visit and resource sharing between the honeybee and native bees in Neotropical coastal sand dunes

CP Cruz, B Ratoni, F Villalobos, R Ayala… - The Science of …, 2024 - Springer
The honeybee (Apis mellifera) is one of the most important pollinator species because it can
gather resources from a vast variety of plant species, including both natives and introduced …

Changes in seed abundance driven by overgrazing and rainfall variability trigger variations in the diet of a small harvester ant

L Vullo, J Lopez de Casenave, MF Miretti… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Some species are severely affected by global change, whereas others can survive or even
thrive under the same circumstances. Species with more flexible behaviours can better cope …

Diet flexibility in three harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex spp.): effects of grazing and natural variations in the availability of seeds

MF Miretti, RG Pol, L Vullo, AL Cao… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
The study of diet and its relationship with available resources allows us to evaluate how
species that differ in their degree of ecological flexibility respond to natural and …

Structure of ant-diaspore networks and their functional outcomes in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest

BF da Silva Laviski, AJ Mayhé-Nunes… - Sociobiology, 2021 - ojs3.uefs.br
Ants are able to interact with fruits and seeds that are not adapted for ant seed dispersal. In
Brazil, several studies show interactions of ants with non-myrmecochorous diaspores; …