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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...
- Myrmecochory is seed dispersal by ants. Myrmecochory is considered an ant-plant mutualistic relationship. The common syndrome traits for myrmecochory...
- 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...
- 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...
- animals through consumption of fleshy fruits. Seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has evolved independently more than 100 times, and is present in more...
- one white elaiosome of variable size. The seeds are dis****d through myrmecochory; that is, ants find the seeds and take them into their burrows, where...
- diets consist primarily of seeds, and they consequently parti****te in myrmecochory, an ant-plant interaction through which the ants gain nutrients and the...
- nests to feed on their ant breads, a seed dispersal strategy known as myrmecochory. This ensures that the seeds do not burn, so new plants can grow from...
- birds (ornithochory), bats (chiropterochory), rodents, primates, ants (myrmecochory), non-bird sauropsids (saurochory), mammals in general (mammaliochory)...