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Many flowering plants have evolved morphological, anatomical, biochemical, phenological adaptations, amongst other, for promoting an effective diaspore dispersal. Some adaptations appeared in plant evolution as part of a diaspore dispersal mechanism by ants. This introductory chapter discusses a variety of plant adaptations for diaspore dispersal by ants and analyses the significance of such adaptations for ant attraction. We combine literature data with results of our own field experiments.
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Gorb, E., Gorb, S. (2003). The myrmecochorous syndrome. In: Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0173-0_2
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