Interaction among ants, fruit and seeds in the Cerrado : the role of ants in the biology of seeds and seedlings

• Grant number: 02/12895-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2003
• End date: September 30, 2006
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems Ecology
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Sergio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira
• Grantee: Alexander Vicente Christianini
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biologia (IB). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Scientific publications

(10)

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.. Crop size influences pre-dispersal seed predation in the Brazilian Cerrado. Acta Botanica Brasilica, v. 32, n. 1, p. 135-140, JAN-MAR 2018. (02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.; MACHADO, GLAUCO. Induced biotic responses to herbivory and associated cues in the Amazonian ant-plant Maieta poeppigii. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, v. 112, n. 2, p. 81-88, Aug. 2004. (02/12895-8)

CAMARGO, PAULO H. S. A.; RODRIGUES, SUELEN B. M.; PIRATELLI, AUGUSTO J.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.; CHRISTIANINI, V, ALEXANDER. Interhabitat variation in diplochory: Seed dispersal effectiveness by birds and ants differs between tropical forest and savanna. PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS, v. 38, p. 48-57, JUN 2019. (14/23141-1, 02/12895-8, 17/16645-1)

CAMPAGNOLI, MARIANA L.; CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.. emporal consistency in interactions among birds, ants, and plants in a neotropical savann. OIKOS, v. 2022, n. 2, FEB 2022. (02/12895-8)

CAMPAGNOLI, MARIANA L.; CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.. Temporal consistency in interactions among birds, ants, and plants in a neotropical savanna. OIKOS, JUN 2021. (02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.; MAYHE-NUNES, ANTONIO J.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Exploitation of Fallen Diaspores by Ants: Are there Ant-Plant Partner Choices?. Biotropica, v. 44, n. 3, p. 360-367, MAY 2012. (02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Birds and ants provide complementary seed dispersal in a neotropical savanna. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, v. 98, n. 3, p. 573-582, MAY 2010. (02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. The relevance of ants as seed rescuers of a primarily bird-dispersed tree in the Neotropical cerrado savanna. Oecologia, v. 160, n. 4, p. 735-745, July 2009. (02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.; OLIVEIRA, PAULO S.. Edge effects decrease ant-derived benefits to seedlings in a neotropical savanna. ARTHROPOD-PLANT INTERACTIONS, v. 7, n. 2, p. 191-199, APR 2013. (11/18580-8, 02/12895-8)

CHRISTIANINI, ALEXANDER V.. Crop size influences pre-dispersal seed predation in the Brazilian Cerrado. Acta Botanica Brasilica, v. 32, n. 1, p. 6-pg., 2018-01-01. (02/12895-8)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

CHRISTIANINI, Alexander Vicente. Interactions etween ants, fruits and seeds in the cerrado: the role of ants in the biology of seeds and seedlings. 2007. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Biologia Campinas, SP.