Spatiotemporal niche-based mechanisms support a stable coexistence of ants and spiders in an extrafloral nectary-bearing plant community.

Lange, Denise; Calixto, Eduardo Soares; Del-Claro, Kleber; Stefani, Vanessa

Lange, Denise; Calixto, Eduardo Soares; Del-Claro, Kleber; Stefani, Vanessa.

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Lange D; Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Santa Helena, PR, Brazil.
Calixto ES; Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, PR, Brazil.
Del-Claro K; Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, PR, Brazil.
Stefani V; Instituto de Biologia, LECI/Laboratório de Ecologia e Comportamento e Interações, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, PR, Brazil.

J Anim Ecol ; 90(6): 1570-1582, 2021 06.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33724464

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Ants; Spiders; Animals; Brazil; Ecosystem; Herbivory; Plant Nectar

Key words

Neotropical savanna; ant-spider interaction; co-occurrence patterns; competitive interaction; diversity maintenance; extrafloral nectary; overlapping patterns; spatiotemporal segregation

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Ants / Spiders Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: J Anim Ecol Year: 2021 Document type: Article

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