Behavioural changes in the city: The common black garden ant defends aphids more aggressively in urban environments

Abstract Urbanisation alters biodiversity patterns and threatens to disrupt mutualistic interactions. Aside from pollination, however, little is known about how mutualisms change in cities. Our study aimed to assess how urbanisation affects the protective mutualism between ants and aphids, investiga...

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Main Authors: Hannah Gaber, Florian Ruland, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Maud Bernard‐Verdier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11639
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