Convergence of Elaiosomes and insect Prey: Evidence from ant Foraging Behaviour and Fatty Acid Composition

1 June 1994

journal article
Published by JSTOR in Functional Ecology

Vol. 8 (3) , 358
https://doi.org/10.2307/2389829

Abstract

1. Elaiosomes are lipid-rich appendages on the seeds of some plant species that promote dispersal of the seeds by ants. In this study we investigated the hypoth...

Keywords

CONVERGENCE
RICH
APPENDAGES
HYPOTH
FATTY
INSECT PREY
ELAIOSOMES AND INSECT

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