Seed cleaning behaviour and their antimicrobial effect on seed germination by seed harvester ant, Trichomyrmex scabriceps

Seed cleaning behaviour and their antimicrobial effect on seed germination by seed harvester ant, Trichomyrmex scabriceps

Abstract Harvester ants are a group of ant species known for collecting, storing and disperse the seeds, resulting in reciprocal advantages for both seeds and ants through dissemination as well as nutrition rewards from digesting the lipid-rich elaiosome. Harvester ants, which are granivores, predat...

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Main Authors: H. Aravinda, K. T. Shivakumara, K. Chandrashekara, Muhammad Nazim, Ihab Mohamed Moussa, Ahmed M. El-Sabrout, Hosam O. Elansary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Anti-fungal activity
Germination
Harvester ant
Seed cleaning
Trichomyrmex scabriceps
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01281-y
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