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    The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea

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    Authors
    Lubertazzi, D.
    Aliberti Lubertazzi, M.
    McCoy, N.
    Gove, Aaron
    Majer, Jonathan
    Dunn, Robert
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Lubertazzi, D. and Aliberti Lubertazzi, M. and McCoy, N. and Gove, A. and Majer, J. and Dunn, R. 2010. The ecology of a keystone seed disperser, the ant Rhytidoponera violacea. Journal of Insect Science. 10 (1): Article 158.
    Source Title
    Journal of Insect Science
    DOI
    10.1673/031.010.14118
    ISSN
    15362442
    School
    Department of Environmental Biology
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    This open access article is distributed under the Creative Commons license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20707
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Rhytidoponera violacea (Forel) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is a keystone seed disperser in Kwongan heathland habitats of southwestern Australia. Like many myrmecochorous ants, little is known about the basic biology of this species. In this study various aspects of the biology of R. violacea were examined and the researchers evaluated how these characteristics may influence seed dispersal. R. violacea nesting habits (relatively shallow nests), foraging behavior (scramble competitor and lax food selection criteria), and other life history characteristics complement their role as a mutualist that interacts with the seeds of many plant species.

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