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Myrmecochory (/mɜːrmɪˈkɒkɔːri/ (sometimes myrmechory); from
Ancient Gr****: μύρμηξ, romanized: mýrmēks ("ant") and χορεία k****íā ("circular dance") is...
- germination,
which can have
important plant benefits.
Seeds dis****d by ants (
myrmecochory) are not only dis****d
short distances but are also
buried underground...
- bodies,
where the
seeds germinate. This type of seed
dispersal is
termed myrmecochory from the Gr**** "ant" (myrmex) and "circular dance" (k****íā). This type...
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Myrmecochory is seed
dispersal by ants.
Myrmecochory is
considered an ant-plant
mutualistic relationship. The
common syndrome traits for
myrmecochory...
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diets consist primarily of seeds, and they
consequently parti****te in
myrmecochory, an ant-plant
interaction through which the ants gain
nutrients and the...
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birds (ornithochory), bats (chiropterochory), rodents, primates, ants (
myrmecochory), non-bird
sauropsids (saurochory),
mammals in
general (mammaliochory)...
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ovaries and nectaries. The
seeds have an
elaiosome and are
spread by ants (
myrmecochory). The wild
primrose is a
staple of
cottage garden plantings, and is widely...
- one of many
plants whose seeds are
spread by ants, a
process called myrmecochory. The
seeds have a
fleshy organ called an
elaiosome that
attracts ants...
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animals through consumption of
fleshy fruits. Seed
dispersal by ants (
myrmecochory) has
evolved independently more than 100 times, and is
present in more...
- is a
representative example of a
plant whose seeds are
spread through myrmecochory, or ant-mediated dispersal,
which is
effective in
increasing the plant's...
