Ecological Entomology

doi: 10.1111/een.12467pmid: N/A

Rosado‐Sánchez, Silvia; Parra‐Tabla, Víctor; Betancur‐Ancona, David; Moreira, Xoaquín; Abdala‐Roberts, Luis

doi: 10.1111/een.12648pmid: N/A

1. It is broadly accepted that plant diversity influences plant–herbivore interactions, yet few studies have separated damage by different herbivore species and simultaneously tested for effects on herbivory and plant defences to elucidate the mechanisms underlying such effects.

Fernandes, Tiago V.; Paolucci, Lucas N.; Carmo, Flávia M. S.; Sperber, Carlos F.; Campos, Ricardo I.

doi: 10.1111/een.12655pmid: N/A

1. Seed manipulation by ants can play a key role in seed germination through two main behaviours: elaiosome detachment and seed scarification. Despite the fact that these behaviours are commonplace, their effects have only been quantified independently, and their consequences on seed germination remain controversial.

Ravi Kumar, Vrinda; Issar, Swastika; Agashe, Deepa

doi: 10.1111/een.12658pmid: N/A

1. Animals often have to choose between multiple food sources in their habitat, and these potentially complex decisions have a large impact on their fitness. Among other factors, previous experience with an alternative resource can significantly increase subsequent preference for the resource (‘induction of preference’).

Gavini, Sabrina S.; Quintero, Carolina; Tadey, Mariana

doi: 10.1111/een.12659pmid: N/A

1. Flower‐dwelling predators may interfere in plant–pollinator interactions through changes in pollinator behaviour, leading to a reduction in pollination services. Although the context‐dependency of tri‐trophic interactions is often acknowledged, the relative contribution of predator, pollinator and flower traits in shaping pollinator behaviour has been rarely studied simultaneously.

Haan, Nathan L.; Bakker, Jonathan D.; Dunwiddie, Peter W.; Linders, Mary J.

doi: 10.1111/een.12656pmid: N/A

1. Outcomes for butterfly conservation can hinge on interactions with host plants during early larval instars. Ontogenetic changes in larvae may cause predictors of survival to shift quickly over time.

McMunn, Marshall S.; Hernandez, Joel D.

doi: 10.1111/een.12661pmid: N/A

1. Activity patterns of arthropods lead to consistent changes in community composition in many ecosystems, but this daily turnover in community membership is poorly characterised. This study used passive collection methods of ground and air active arthropods, feeding guild assignment, and body size measurements to characterise changes in a terrestrial arthropod community between consecutive 4‐h time intervals.

Wolf, Jana I.; Punttila, Pekka; Seppä, Perttu

doi: 10.1111/een.12662pmid: N/A

1. Size polymorphism is often connected to alternative life‐history traits, which may eventually lead to distinct size classes. In the ant Myrmica ruginodis, larger macrogyne and smaller microgyne queen morphs have been suggested to follow different reproductive strategies, which has presumably resulted in several differences in their key life‐history traits.

Roeder, Karl A.; Roeder, Diane V.; Kaspari, Michael

doi: 10.1111/een.12663pmid: N/A

1. To achieve numerical dominance, an ectotherm consumer requires a sizeable abiotic window in which it can forage. Here we explore how one abiotic factor, temperature, provides opportunity and regulates the impact of the invasive red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, on an urban ant assemblage.

Pacheco, Paulo S M; Del‐Claro, Kleber

doi: 10.1111/een.12665pmid: N/A

1. Ants are recognized as induced biotic defence in mutualistic relationships with myrmecophytic plants. Pseudomyrmex concolor is an aggressive Amazonian ant that works as an anti‐herbivory agent for its host plant Tachigali myrmecophila. However, it is not known how this ant maintains the plant on low levels of herbivory.