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Free keywords:
ant plant; anti-herbivore defence; mutualism; myrmecophyte
tropics
Systemic acquired-resistance; genus macaranga; induced
responses; crematogaster-borneensis; antiherbivore defenses;
myrmecophytic cecropia; extrafloral nectaries; herbivore
defense; costs; euphorbiaceae
Abstract:
Obligate ant plants (myrmecophytes) in the genus Macaranga produce energy- and nutrient-rich food bodies (FBs) to nourish mutualistic ants which live inside the plants. These defend their host against biotic stress caused by herbivores and pathogens. Fa
