Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Seed dispersal by hornets is a rare dispersal mechanism in angiosperms. In this issue, Chen et al. (pp. 792–796) demonstrate that hornets are the primary and long‐distance seed dispersers in Stemona tuberosa, and ants act as the secondary dispersers and transport seeds to safe sites. This unique example of insect‐seed mutualism might be underestimated in myrmecochorous plants.
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12608
Language: English
Topic: Plant and animal studies
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4252977801