myrmecophily

article

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

2019Oikos

student_paper

The Effect of Predation on Ant-aphid Mutualism in Ligusticum porteri

2019

student_paper

Does Aphis asclepiadis colony size mediate Formica rufa and Tapinoma sessile competition for mutualist aphids

2019

thesis

Snowmelt affects aphid (Aphis asclepladis) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

2019

article

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

2017Oecologia

student_paper

The ability of ants to associatively learn based on olfactory chemical cues produced by plants.

2017

student_paper

Effects of Helianthella quinquenervis Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

2016

student_paper

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

2014

student_paper

Benefits of ant attendance for aphid colonies of varying density

2013

student_paper

Chemical camouflage and the consequences of changing host plants in a treehopper-ant mutualism

2013

student_paper

Does ant usage vary between the plants Ligusticum porteri and Helianthella quinquenervis?

2013

article

Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

2012Ecological Entomology

student_paper

Examining top-down and bottom up effects on aphid abundance on Ligusticum porteri

2012

student_paper

Causes of predation intensity in an ant/aphid mutualist system

2011

thesis

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of Hamiltonella defensa a protective symbiont of aphids

2011Annals of Entomological Society of America

student_paper

The effect of ant tending on the fitness of aphids during and after colony establishment

2011

student_paper

Ant presences alter plants: The impact Formica obscuripes presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

2011

student_paper

Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on Valeriana edulis

2011

thesis

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of Hamiltonella defensa a protective symbiont of aphids

2011

student_paper

What's for lunch: deciphering ant omnivory on lupine

2010

student_paper

A test of sexual dimorphism in Valeriana edulis resistance and induced responses to herbivory

2010

student_paper

Species Interactions in Arthropod Communities: Density Dependence and Ant Interactions on Aphid Per Capita Population Growth

2010

student_paper

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (Helianthella quinquenervis)

2009

student_paper

Reciprocal effects among the ant Formica obscuripes and the asters Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus and Artemisia tridentata

2009

student_paper

Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions

2009

student_paper

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

2009

student_paper

Helianthella quinquernervis ray floret removal: effect on insect visitation frequency

2009

article

Insect herbivore stoichiometry: the relative importance of host plants and ant mutualists

2008Ecological Entomology

article

Ant-aphid interactions: are ants friends, enemies, or both?

2007Annals of the Entomological Society of America

student_paper

The effect of ants on membracid nymph size and instar

2007

article

Bottom-up mediation of an ant-membracid mutualism: effects from different host plants

2006Evolutionary Ecology

student_paper

The timing of the ant-effect on nymph size and survivorship in an ant-treehopper mutualism

2006

article

Impact of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) on

2004URBEE

student_paper

What is the nature of the ant-aphid relationship?

2004

student_paper

Self-Similarity in the Distribution of Plant Species Across a Successional Gradient

2002

student_paper

The Combined Effects of Aphid-Ant Mutualism and Fertilizer on the Resource Allocation of Valerian edulis

2002

article

Assessing the quality of different ant species as partners of a myrmecophilous butterfly

2001Oecologia

student_paper

Plant resource allocation and herbivory for Helianthella quinquenervis (Asteraceae) over an elevational gradient

2001

student_paper

Seed protection by ants foraging on the extrafloral nectaries of the aspen sunflower, Helianthella quinquenervis

1989

myrmecophily

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 73 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (37)

Publications (49)

Associations Between Deer Browse and Aphid Colonization in a Long-Term Monitoring Study of Liguisticum porteri

Host plant phenology shapes aphid abundance and interactions with ants

Ant Behavioral Responses to Aphids Colonizing <i> Ligusticum porteri </i>

The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects

Chronic, low-level nitrogen deposition enhances abundances of ant-protected herbivores inhabiting an imperiled foundation species

Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> by creating water stressed host plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and altering interactions with ants

Are ants botanists? Ant associative learning of plant chemicals mediates foraging for carbohydrates

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

Related Concepts (10)

plant-pollinator mutualism

trophic cascade

Interspecies competition

top-down processes

resource allocation

honeydew production

Predation

phenological mismatch

induced plant defenses

extrafloral nectaries

Frequently Associated Species

Formica

Hemiptera

Beetles

Hymenoptera

Formicidae

Spiders

Formica obscuripes

Tapinoma sessile

Aphididae

Ligusticum porteri

Elevated temperatures alter an ant aphid mutualism

Plant chemical mediation of ant behavior

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

The Effect of Predation on Ant-aphid Mutualism in <i>Ligusticum porteri</i>

Does <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> colony size mediate <i>Formica rufa</i> and <i>Tapinoma sessile</i> competition for mutualist aphids

Snowmelt affects aphid (<i>Aphis asclepladis</i>) populations through soil moisture and host plant phenology

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

The ability of ants to associatively learn based on olfactory chemical cues produced by plants.

Effects of <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i> Extrafloral Nectaries on Ant Abundance and Community Structure

Effects of early snowmelt and climate warming on Valeriana edulis and the insects that depend on it.

Benefits of ant attendance for aphid colonies of varying density

Chemical camouflage and the consequences of changing host plants in a treehopper-ant mutualism

Does ant usage vary between the plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>?

Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

Examining top-down and bottom up effects on aphid abundance on Ligusticum porteri

Causes of predation intensity in an ant/aphid mutualist system

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i> a protective symbiont of aphids

The effect of ant tending on the fitness of aphids during and after colony establishment

Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

Role of floral nectaries and plant sex in mediating ant-aphid interactions on <i>Valeriana edulis</i>

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i> a protective symbiont of aphids

What's for lunch: deciphering ant omnivory on lupine

A test of sexual dimorphism in <i>Valeriana edulis</i> resistance and induced responses to herbivory

Species Interactions in Arthropod Communities: Density Dependence and Ant Interactions on Aphid Per Capita Population Growth

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (<i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>)

Reciprocal effects among the ant <i>Formica obscuripes</i> and the asters <i>Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus</i> and <i>Artemisia tridentata</i>

Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions

A balanced diet: Effects of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nutritional state on the balance between mutualism and predation upon aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

Helianthella quinquernervis ray floret removal: effect on insect visitation frequency

Insect herbivore stoichiometry: the relative importance of host plants and ant mutualists

Ant-aphid interactions: are ants friends, enemies, or both?

The effect of ants on membracid nymph size and instar

Bottom-up mediation of an ant-membracid mutualism: effects from different host plants

The timing of the ant-effect on nymph size and survivorship in an ant-treehopper mutualism

Impact of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) on

What is the nature of the ant-aphid relationship?

Self-Similarity in the Distribution of Plant Species Across a Successional Gradient

The Combined Effects of Aphid-Ant Mutualism and Fertilizer on the Resource Allocation of Valerian edulis

Assessing the quality of different ant species as partners of a myrmecophilous butterfly

Plant resource allocation and herbivory for <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i> (Asteraceae) over an elevational gradient

Seed protection by ants foraging on the extrafloral nectaries of the aspen sunflower, <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>