Ecological Archives E090-216-A1

Antonio J. Manzaneda and Pedro J. Rey. 2009. Assessing ecological specialization of an ant–seed dispersal mutualism through a wide geographic range. Ecology 90:3009–3022.

Appendix A. Ant taxa recorded on reproductive plants of H. foetidus during the whole study period in 10 different populations of the Iberian Peninsula. The interactive behavior of every ant species toward H. foetidus diaspores and the relative abundance is also given. Only interactive visits are included. Highest record of the percentage of diaspore visited (abundance) per plant in each population and year are boldtyped.

Geographical region

Cazorla

Population

Barranco de la Yedra

Calvario

 

Diaspores visited per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited per plant (%)†

Year

2001

2002

2003

2001

2002

2003

Ant Species

Interactive behavior

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aphaenogaster iberica

Legitimate disperser

3.867

12.17

7.50

1.82

9.63

1.69

Camponotus cruentatus

Legitimate disperser

16.17

26.50

20.31

54.51

64.89

58.16

Camponotus lateralis

Elaiosome consumer

16.60

9.72

12.92

Camponotus piceus

Elaiosome consumer

1.71

3.17

Crematogaster scutellaris

Elaiosome consumer

11.41

16.88

7.78

7.61

Crematogaster sordidula

Elaiosome consumer

5.0

5.48

7.61

Camponotus vagus

Legitimate disperser

0.44

Cataglyphis velox

Legitimate disperser

2.49

1.00

Formica subrufa

Legitimate disperser

0.089

Lasius niger

Mixed behavior

13.33

1.00

Leptothorax pardoi

Elaiosome consumer

21.92

5.50

7.63

0.56

Myrmica spp.

Elaiosome consumer

0.64

Pheidole pallidula

Mixed behavior

22.66

11.31

22.71

28.89

12.75

18.34

Plagiolepis pygmaea

Elaiosome consumer

8.42

12.59

3.33

Tapinoma erraticum

Elaiosome consumer

0.25

4.197

Tetramorium hispanicum

Elaiosome consumer

11.72

6.04

7.57

† Calculated as the mean percentage across plants of the total released diaspores which were visited by each ant species

 

Geographical region

Cazorla

Population

Roblehondo

Roblehondo–Forest

Linarejos

 

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Year

2002

2003

2002

2003

2003

Ant Species

Interactive behavior

 

 

 

 

 

Aphaenogaster iberica

Legitimate disperser

2.77

Camponotus cruentatus

Legitimate disperser

41.64

40.32

17.82

21.32

44.47

Camponotus lateralis

Elaiosome consumer

37.79

31.55

Camponotus piceus

Elaiosome consumer

0.41

27.51

Crematogaster scutellaris

Elaiosome consumer

0.41

14.54

8.91

31.76

12.13

Crematogaster sordidula

Elaiosome consumer

Camponotus vagus

Legitimate disperser

16.47

37.0

27.51

12.13

Cataglyphis velox

Legitimate disperser

3.21

22.04

Formica subrufa

Legitimate disperser

0.56

30.07

Lasius niger

Mixed behavior

11.35

30.18

36.17

39.59

42.34

Leptothorax pardoi

Elaiosome consumer

5.61

10.91

42.17

30.85

24.25

Messor capitatus

Legitimate disperser

13.56

22.8

Myrmica spp.

Elaiosome consumer

13.36

Pheidole pallidula

Mixed behavior

2.02

10.91

6.68

5.33

Plagiolepis pygmaea

Elaiosome consumer

21.82

13.36

4.85

Tapinoma erraticum

Elaiosome consumer

1.94

Tetramorium hispanicum

Elaiosome consumer

10.91

7.10

24.25

† Calculated as the mean percentage across plants of the total released diaspores which were visited by each ant species

 

Geographical region

Mágina

Population

Matabejid

Puerto de la Mata

 

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Year

2003

2003

Ant Species

Interactive behavior

 

 

Aphaenogaster senilis

Legitimate disperser

1.87

3.12

Camponotus cruentatus

Legitimate disperser

53.45

Camponotus foreli

Elaiosome consumer

0.32

Camponotus lateralis

Elaiosome consumer

0.61

15.62

Cataglyphis  rosenhaueri

Legitimate disperser

0.08

Cataglyphis velox

Legitimate disperser

0.50

12.5

Crematogaster scutellaris

Elaiosome consumer

2.45

Crematogaster sordidula

Elaiosome consumer

16.09

Formica cunicularia

Legitimate disperser

14.67

Lasius niger

Mixed behavior

15.62

Leptothorax pardoi

Elaiosome consumer

0.95

Messor capitatus

Legitimate disperser

1.67

Pheidolle pallidula

Mixed behavior

8.82

Plagiolepis pygmaea

Elaiosome consumer

4.77

Tapinoma nigerrimun

Elaiosome consumer

7.41

3.82

Tetramorium caespitum

Elaiosome consumer

34.72

† Calculated as the mean percentage across plants of the total released diaspores which were visited by each ant species

 

Geographical region

Peña Negra

Population

Barranco del Toril

Prado de la francesa

 

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Year

2002

2003

2002

Ant Species

Interactive behavior

 

 

 

Cataglyphis spp.

Legitimate disperser

6.25

Formica fusca

Elaiosome consumer

29.22

26.92

7.14

Formica rufibarbis

Legitimate disperser

7.95

8.10

Formica sanguinea

Legitimate disperser

7.14

Lasius emarginatus

Mixed behavior

53.65

44.61

58.56

Lasius fuliginosus

Mixed behavior

7.14

Leptothorax spp.

Elaiosome consumer

6.25

4.76

Myrmica spp.

Elaiosome consumer

7.14

Tetramorium hispanicum

Elaiosome consumer

4.33

12.82

† Calculated as the mean percentage across plants of the total released diaspores which were visited by each ant species

 

Geographical region

Caurel

Population

Las Cruces–1

Las Cruces–2

 

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Diaspores visited
per plant (%)†

Year

2002

2003

2003

Ant Species

Interactive behaviour

 

 

 

Formica cunicularia

Mixed behavior

14.89

Formica fusca

Elaiosome consumer

30.39

4.85

Formica  lugubris

Legitimate disperser

17.64

48.30

88.89

Formica  sanguinea

Legitimate disperser

15.68

Formica rufibarbis

Legitimate disperser

4.2

Lasius emarginatus

Mixed behavior

14.71

7.21

5.25

Lasius niger

Mixed behavior

1.96

3.11

Leptothorax spp.

Elaiosome consumer

5.88

Myrmica spp.

Elaiosome consumer

10.45

0.31

Tapinoma erraticum

Elaiosome consumer

1.96

5.0

Tetramorium hispanicum

Elaiosome consumer

11.76

2.0

5.55

† Calculated as the mean percentage across plants of the total released diaspores which were visited by each ant species
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