mutualistic relationships

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

2019Journal of Animal Ecologycentral

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

2019central

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

2019central

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

2019context

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Short-term, low-level nitrogen deposition dampens a trophic cascade between bears and plants

2018Ecology and Evolutiontested

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Are ants botanists?: Ant associative learning of plant volatiles

2018framework

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Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

2017Oecologiatested

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Genetic basis of plant-insect interactions: insect recruitment to Boechera stricta

2017central

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

2017framework

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

2016central

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

2014central

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Abiotic and multitrophic determinants of geographic distribution in an herbivorous insect

2013tested

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Benefits of ant attendance for aphid colonies of varying density

2013central

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

2013central

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

2013central

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

2013framework

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

2012Ecological Entomologycentral

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

2012tested

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Causes of predation intensity in an ant/aphid mutualist system

2011framework

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

2011tested

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

2011referenced

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

2011central

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

2011primary focus

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What's for lunch: deciphering ant omnivory on lupine

2010central

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What's for lunch: deciphering ant omnivory on lupine

2010framework

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

2010measured

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

2010central

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

2009framework

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

2009central

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

2009referenced

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Variation in host plant sex mediates ant-aphid interactions

2009central

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

2009central

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Helianthella quinquernervis ray floret removal: effect on insect visitation frequency

2009referenced

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

2008Ecological Entomologycentral

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

2007Annals of the Entomological Society of Americacentral

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The effect of ants on membracid nymph size and instar

2007central

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

2006Evolutionary Ecologycentral

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

2006central

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Impact of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) on

2004URBEEreferenced

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What is the nature of the ant-aphid relationship?

2004central

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

2002tested

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

2002central

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

2001Oecologiacentral

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

2001central

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

1989central

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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

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

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

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

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facilitative interactions

interspecific competition

trophic cascade

herbivory

phenological mismatch

foraging ecology

extrafloral nectaries

trophic synchrony

climate change

honeydew composition

Frequently Associated Species

Ligusticum porteri

Tapinoma

T. sessile

Formica obscuripes

Tapinoma sessile

Formica rufa

Helianthella

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae

Formica fusca

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

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

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

Short-term, low-level nitrogen deposition dampens a trophic cascade between bears and plants

Are ants botanists?: Ant associative learning of plant volatiles

Multitrophic interactions mediate theÂ effects ofÂ climate change onÂ herbivore abundance

Genetic basis of plant-insect interactions: insect recruitment to <i>Boechera stricta</i>

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.

Abiotic and multitrophic determinants of geographic distribution in an herbivorous insect

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>?

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 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

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>

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