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Wasps are better plant-guards than ants in the extrafloral nectaried shrub Ouratea spectabilis (Ochnaceae)
2016
Sociobiology
In the Cerrado, many plants are patrolled by ants, but in some cases, predatory wasps may also play an important role in herbivore deterrence. Here we examined the effects of the wasp Brachygastra lecheguana and the ant Pseudomyrmex gracilis on the predation of endophytic weevils which develop in the flower buds of Ouratea spectabilis trees. We (i) compared frequency and the abundance of weevils preyed upon by wasps; (ii) possible synergic effects of ants and wasps in decreasing weevil
doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v63i1.908
fatcat:biabgk6ddrefvlpfm4xo6urglu