Biology & Sustainability
Secondary Seed Dispersal of Neotropical Tree Species
Document Type
Poster Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
Biology & Sustainability
Start Date
11-4-2014 8:30 AM
End Date
11-4-2014 9:30 AM
Sponsor
Paula Trillo (Butler University)
Description
Neotropical tree species have various methods of dispersing their seeds into the understory. However, little is known about the vast ant population that acts as a secondary dispersal method for specific neotropical species. This short investigation considers multiple facotrs of this unique relationship, with results about which seed species are most favored by ant species. This research took place from May-August of 2013 on the famous biologial research station of Barro Colorado Island in Panama, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Jim Dalling Botany Lab of the University of Illinois.
Secondary Seed Dispersal of Neotropical Tree Species
Indianapolis, IN
Neotropical tree species have various methods of dispersing their seeds into the understory. However, little is known about the vast ant population that acts as a secondary dispersal method for specific neotropical species. This short investigation considers multiple facotrs of this unique relationship, with results about which seed species are most favored by ant species. This research took place from May-August of 2013 on the famous biologial research station of Barro Colorado Island in Panama, in cooperation with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Jim Dalling Botany Lab of the University of Illinois.