Ants visiting inflorescences of Actinocephalus polyanthus (Bong.) Sano (Eriocaulaceae)

Plants from the family Eriocaulaceae have a secretion of nectar in floral structures which promotes insect visitation, including ants. This study evaluated the ant species visiting inflorescences of Actinocephalus polyanthus in coastal dunes in southern Brazil and it checked whether the richness and...

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Main Authors: Tânia Tarabini Castellani, Benedito Cortês Lopes, Karla Zanenga Scherer, Carlos Eduardo Cereto, Elise Lara Galitzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-11-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2013v26n4p75