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- Title
Cyanogenic myrmecophytes, redundant defence mechanisms and complementary defence syndromes: revisiting the neotropical ant-acacias.
- Authors
Webber, Bruce L.; McKey, Doyle
- Abstract
The article discusses research on the chemical defence mechanisms that are possessed by myrmecophytic plants. The potential for a species-specific dichotomy between cyanogenesis and ant defence in Central American acacias is discussed. Tests for cyanogenic toxicity were applied to numerous plants, including the species Acacia collinsii. Phylogenetic histories and ecological variables are taken into account when considering compounds that could potentially complement indirect biotic defence provided by the ants via a mutualistic relationship.
- Subjects
MYRMECOPHYES (Insects); HOST plants; CYANOGEN compounds; INSECT-plant relationships; ANT behavior; ANTS; PLANT defenses; ACACIA; MUTUALISM (Biology)
- Publication
New Phytologist, 2009, Vol 182, Issue 4, p792
- ISSN
0028-646X
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02804.x