Ant dispersal

  • Title

    Ant dispersal

  • Definition

    Referring to the process in which ants carry away diaspores from parent plants thereby effecting dispersal of those plants. The ants are usually attracted to fleshy structures associated with seeds such as elaiosomes.

  • Related Terms

    Myrmecophory

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