Ants can provide effective protection from elephant herbivory in East African Acacia species, but is this true for species of West Africa?
Tag - Defensive mutualism
William Salter
Simulated Herbivory Leads Grasses to Pass Fungal Symbionts to Their Offspring
Many grasses host symbiotic fungi, Epichloë spp. These fungi can help grasses tolerate herbivory, or help repel herbivores. But how do these fungi pass between plant hosts? They could be passed horizontally between...
Alex Assiry