A fortuitous ant-fern association in the Amazon lowlands of Peru

Revista Peruana de Biología

Blanca León¹  Kenneth R. Young² 

[1] 1 Department of Geography & the Environment, University of Texas at Austin.2 Plant Resources Center, University of Texas at Austin.3 Museo de Historia Natural, UNMSM, Av. Arenales 1256, Lima-14, Peru.;Department of Geography & the Environment, University of Texas at Austin.;

关键词: mirmecófitos;    helechos;    Polytaenium;    Azteca;    amazonía;    Perú.;   

DOI  :  10.15381/rpb.v17i2.35

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Myrmecophyly is best documented amongtropical epiphytes, and myrmecotrophy occurs especially amongdomatia-formingplants. We report the case of Polytaeniumcajenense with "external" domatia and its use by the same symbiont ant as its hostCordia nodosa.This case is interpreted as the result of stochastic events and theirrelations to pre-existing adaptations of all species involved.

【 授权许可】

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