Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism

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	Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism
	Chen, Gao; Wang, Zheng-Wei; Qin, Yan; Sun, Wei-Bang
刊名	JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
	2017
卷号	59 期号:11 页码:792-796
英文摘要	Vespicochory, seed dispersal by hornets, is a rare seed dispersal mechanism in angiosperms and, to date, there are few records of this phenomenon. Through field investigations and behavioral assays conducted in four populations of Stemona tuberosa from 2011-2016, we demonstrate that hornets are the primary seed dispersers of S. tuberosa and play an important role in "long-distance" seed dispersal in this species. Furthermore, some ant species act as secondary dispersers and may transport the seeds to safe sites. Hornets and ants provide complementary seed dispersal at different spatial scales. This unique example of insect-plant mutualism may be an underestimated but important strategy to ensure "long-distance" seed dispersal in other myrmecochorous plants.
语种	英语
公开日期	2017-11-24
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.xtbg.org.cn/handle/353005/10682]
专题	西双版纳热带植物园_2012年后新成立研究组
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Gao,Wang, Zheng-Wei,Qin, Yan,et al. Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism[J]. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY,2017,59(11):792-796.
APA	Chen, Gao,Wang, Zheng-Wei,Qin, Yan,&Sun, Wei-Bang.(2017).Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism.JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY,59(11),792-796.
MLA	Chen, Gao,et al."Seed dispersal by hornets: An unusual insect-plant mutualism".JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 59.11(2017):792-796.