Pollination by Ants: A Low-Energy System
- 21 June 1974
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 184 (4143) , 1290-1292
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.184.4143.1290
Abstract
Polygonum cascadense , a small, apparently self-incompatible, annual plant, is regularly cross-pollinated by the ant Formica argentea . Comparison of other purported ant-pollinated plants with traits favoring such pollination suggests that some, but not all, may be ant pollinated. Ant-pollination interactions are characterized by low expenditure of energy by both ant and plant.Keywords
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