An Evolutionary Perspective on Plant-Animal Interactions

Del‐Claro, Kleber; Torezan‐Silingardi, Helena Maura

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66877-8_1

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“…Food source variation can be the driving force shaping ant–plant interactions. Ants that feed on nectar or extrafloral nectaries can form specific and evolutionarily stable mutualism with trees (Del‐Claro & Torezan‐Silingardi, 2021; Heil & McKey, 2003). In tropical areas, insects and/or honeydew produced by hemipteran insects (Blüthgen et al, 2000) are another stable food for ants.…”

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“…While species are the constituent element of a community, interspecific interactions are the driving force underlying the ecological dynamics within a community (Berlow et al, 2009; Harvey et al, 2017; Poisot et al, 2015). Ecological network analysis is an ideal theoretical model for analysing community composition and interactions within a holistic framework (Del‐Claro & Torezan‐Silingardi, 2021; Dunne et al, 2002; Proulx et al, 2005). As an inter‐disciplinary approach derived from network analysis in graph theory and interspecific interactions in ecology, ecological network analysis is a mathematical and conceptual representation of species (nodes) and their interactions (edges) (Bascompte, 2007; Jørgensen, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, certain regions have greater potential than others to generate interactions that can diversify and spread, thereby structuring interaction networks. As such, more realistic data are required to compare spatial variation in ecological networks (Del‐Claro & Torezan‐Silingardi, 2021) and broader scale sampling will show greater changes in ecological networks and provide a better understanding of the relationships between network metrics and stability.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As such, more realistic data are required to compare spatial variation in ecological networks (Del-Claro & Torezan-Silingardi, 2021) and broader scale sampling will show greater changes in ecological networks and provide a better understanding of the relationships between network metrics and stability.…”

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Spatial variation in ant–tree bipartite networks is driven by a bottom‐up process

Wáng

Pan

et al. 2022

Ecological Entomology

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Spatial shifts in the organisation and pattern of ecological networks may be driven by species composition turnover, changes in species abundance and/or abiotic effects on species interactions. To test the above assumptions, we collected arboreal ants and recorded host tree species from five latitudinal sites in Xishuangbanna, China. We constructed bipartite networks and compared spatial variation in species composition, interactions and stability change. We also analysed the relationship between network structure metrics and network stability. Results showed that ant composition differed significantly among the five sites, primarily determined by weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) and Crematogaster ant species. Dominant tree species included Ficus (32 individuals), Hevea (14 individuals), Castanopsis (11 individuals) and Pittosporopsis (8 individuals). Ant richness was positively correlated with tree richness, suggesting that host trees support ant diversity as a fundamental environment. The ant–tree bipartite networks showed low connectance, high specificity and low niche overlap. Links per species and network node were positively correlated with network stability, whereas connectance, nestedness, specificity and niche overlap were not. Ants and trees formed a nonspecific and sparse bipartite network, and the number of nodes and links per species promoted network stability. Because plant richness was positively related to ant richness, and because arboreal ants feed predominantly on extrafloral nectaries, seeds, insects and honeydew secreted from hemipteran insects, we believe the bottom‐up process plays a central role in determining ant–tree interaction networks.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Spatial variation in ant–tree bipartite networks is driven by a bottom‐up process

Wáng

Pan

et al. 2022

Ecological Entomology

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“…Moreover, Silva et al (2021) used a scientometric analysis to document a significant increase in studies on plant‐pollinator interactions in urban ecosystems around the world, especially in the temperate region, and identified research opportunities. However, despite recent efforts to synthesise the information in the literature on species interactions (Dáttilo & Rico‐Gray, 2018; Del‐Claro & Torezan‐Silingardi, 2021) there is no scientometric analysis that details the trends in the study of ant‐plant interaction networks, and this topic remains to be elucidated in detail.…”

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Synthesis and perspectives on the study of ant‐plant interaction networks: A global overview

Juárez‐Juárez

Dáttilo

Moreno

2023

Ecological Entomology

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1. In recent decades, the interest in complexity of ant-plant relationships has increased considerably. However, because the spatial and biological information generated on ant-plant interaction networks is dispersed in the literature it is necessary to synthesise current information, detect knowledge gaps, and outline needs for research leading to the development of a broad and systematic view on the subject.2. Here, we present a global synthesis of the scientific articles dealing with ant-plant interaction networks, through a quantitative scientometric analysis to establish the state of the art in this topic and to propose future perspectives.3. We gather 54 articles published between 2006 and 2020 in 32 different scientific journals, which were written by 132 different authors. The studies were conducted in 15 countries and 9 biomes (most of them (61%) were in tropical lowlands), but Brazil and Mexico represented 87% of the global scientific production. Although most studies are related to ant-plant interactions involving extrafloral nectaries (72%) usually in diurnal samplings, we also found other types of ant-plant relationships such as floral nectar, extrafloral nectar, sap, myrmecophyte, seed/fruit, foraging substrate, and nesting sites. Furthermore, most studies used a bipartite framework of ant-plant interaction mediated by only one type of resource, and researchers often reported a nested pattern of species interactions.4. Finally, we identify some regions, biotic interactions involving different types of resources, spatio-temporal scales, and research questions that need further research for a better understanding of the complexity ant-plant networks.

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Effects of foliar herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive traits of Malpighiaceae from Cerrado: when the ontogeny of leaves and flowers matters

do Rosario Nogueira,

de Sousa-Lopes,

Del-Claro

2024

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

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An Evolutionary Perspective on Plant-Animal Interactions

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Spatial variation in ant–tree bipartite networks is driven by a bottom‐up process

Spatial variation in ant–tree bipartite networks is driven by a bottom‐up process

Synthesis and perspectives on the study of ant‐plant interaction networks: A global overview

Effects of foliar herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive traits of Malpighiaceae from Cerrado: when the ontogeny of leaves and flowers matters

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