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DOI	10.1007/s11829-018-9656-3
	Extrafloral nectaries of Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cactaceae) in the southern Chihuahuan Desert: anatomy and interaction with ants
	Avila-Argaez, Melissa 1; Yanez-Espinosa, Laura 2; Badano, Ernesto 1; Barragan-Torres, Felipe 1; Flores, Joel 1
通讯作者	Flores, Joel
来源期刊	ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS
ISSN	1872-8855
EISSN	1872-8847
出版年	2019
卷号	13 期号:3 页码:401-409
英文摘要	Cylindropuntia imbricata is a common cactus species from North American deserts that has extrafloral nectaries (EFNs). We assessed: (i) the anatomical structure of the EFNs of C. imbricata to determine whether they are vascularized or not, and (ii) whether water availability in the soil and soil temperature are related to the abundance of ants visiting C. imbricata. The study site was in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, in the southern Chihuahuan Desert. EFNs of C. imbricata are vascularized, so they have a constant flow of resources and can produce nectar even when the plant experiences periods of drought, although perhaps less nectar. The availability of water was the most vital factor as a regulator of the interaction between the EFNs of C. imbricata and the ants. Irrigation increased the abundance of visitor ants, with the main species being Liometopum apiculatum, Crematogaster opuntiae and Pseudomyrmex pallidus, with L. apiculatum the most abundant species of them. The present work is the first to investigate the anatomy of the EFNs of C. imbricata and the first to demonstrate their functional relevance in cacti.
英文关键词	Ants Cactus EFN Environmental variables Mutualistic interaction
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Mexico
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000468030200006
WOS关键词	EXTRA-FLORAL NECTARIES ; FRUIT ; ULTRASTRUCTURE ; HERBIVORES ; DIVERSITY ; VERACRUZ ; DROUGHT ; PLANTS
WOS类目	Ecology ; Entomology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Entomology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/214411
作者单位	1.IPICYT Div Ciencias Ambientales, Camino Presa San Jose 2055,4a Secc, San Luis Potosi 78216, Slp, Mexico; 2.Univ Autonoma San Luis Potosi, Inst Invest Zonas Desert, Altair 200, San Luis Potosi 78377, Slp, Mexico
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Avila-Argaez, Melissa,Yanez-Espinosa, Laura,Badano, Ernesto,et al. Extrafloral nectaries of Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cactaceae) in the southern Chihuahuan Desert: anatomy and interaction with ants[J],2019,13(3):401-409.
APA	Avila-Argaez, Melissa,Yanez-Espinosa, Laura,Badano, Ernesto,Barragan-Torres, Felipe,&Flores, Joel.(2019).Extrafloral nectaries of Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cactaceae) in the southern Chihuahuan Desert: anatomy and interaction with ants.ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS,13(3),401-409.
MLA	Avila-Argaez, Melissa,et al."Extrafloral nectaries of Cylindropuntia imbricata (Cactaceae) in the southern Chihuahuan Desert: anatomy and interaction with ants".ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS 13.3(2019):401-409.