Seed-Robbing between Ant Species Intervenes in the Myrmecochory of Euphorbia characias (Euphorbiaceae)

A case of interference competition in which some ant species (Messor barbarus and Aphaenogaster senilis) rob seeds of Euphorbia characias from other ants (especially Tapinoma nigerrimum) is reported. Seed robbing is here regarded as a possible natural impediment to myrmecochory as it may interfere w...

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Main Authors: Xavier Espadaler, Crisanto Gómez, David Suñrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/37850
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