Professor Emerita, Department of Biological Science, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 74015, USA.
Curr Biol. 2019 Mar 18;29(6):R209-R212. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.061.
A new study shines light on an already well-known and mutually beneficial association between ants and the acacia tree. For the first time in this system, plant-borne vibrations introduced by foraging browsers are confirmed as the cue that directs ants to attack the attacker.
一项新的研究揭示了蚂蚁和金合欢树之间早已为人熟知且互利共生的关系。在这个系统中，首次证实了由觅食者引起的植物传播的振动是引导蚂蚁攻击攻击者的信号。
