Ant-Plant Partnerships May Play Unexpected Role in Ant Evolution (IMAGE)

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Ant-Plant Partnerships May Play Unexpected Role in Ant Evolution

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The Amazonian ant, Allomerus octoarticulatus, protects its host plant, Cordia nodosa, against the plant's enemies. This ant species is one of over 400 mutualistic ant species in a new database that was assembled by text-mining the ecological literature.

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Christopher Reid, University of Toronto.

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