When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/JI0yYrec9Y
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey.
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Overall, the discussions reflect strong support and fascination with how an invasive ant species can cascade through ecosystems, affecting lion hunting behavior and landscape visibility. Comments like 'invasive ants changing lion diets' and 'chains of ecological effects' show both scientific curiosity and appreciation for the study’s broad implications, driven by careful mention of mechanisms and examples from Kenya’s savanna ecosystems.
Most discussions highlight the significance of the research and its surprising findings, showing general support and interest.
Responses demonstrate high curiosity, with many commenters intrigued by the chain reaction of ecological effects caused by invasive ants.
Several posts reference specific mechanisms such as mutualism disruption and predator-prey shifts, indicating thoughtful engagement.
The consistent emphasis on ecological interconnectedness and the broad implications for ecosystem stability reflect recognition of high impact.
Abstract in brief
- The invasion of bigheaded ants disrupts the mutualism between native ants and the whistlingthorn tree, making trees more vulnerable to elephants and increasing landscape visibility.
- This change in plant structure affects predator-prey interactions, reducing lion effectiveness in hunting plains zebras, though lion numbers remain stable due to prey-switching behavior to buffalo.
- Overall, the tiny invasive ant alters the ecosystem’s physical and biological dynamics, impacting key species and their interactions across the landscape.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyA study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
Invasive ants disrupt native ant-acacia mutualism, allowing elephants to browse trees, making higher visibility landscapes where Lions hunt buffalo instead of zebra. Amazing! @otistrout https://t.co/ZqLBnOSDhp
La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de la savana africana @ecomandanga Artículo original: https://t.co/9YWZG3j3ap https://t.co/taEQEVxVkY
Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los leones de dieta! Una historia de hormigas
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RT @Alien_Evolve: アリがライオンを減らす。種間相互作用研究の真骨頂という感じ。外来アリの侵入→樹木を防衛する共生アリ排除→ゾウが樹木食害→樹木減少→ライオンの待ち伏せ場が減少→シマウマ捕食が難しく。 https://t.co/imqmn1EkOG Scienc…
RT @Alien_Evolve: アリがライオンを減らす。種間相互作用研究の真骨頂という感じ。外来アリの侵入→樹木を防衛する共生アリ排除→ゾウが樹木食害→樹木減少→ライオンの待ち伏せ場が減少→シマウマ捕食が難しく。 https://t.co/imqmn1EkOG Scienc…
Une étude captivante qui met en lumière les effets en cascade provoqués par l’arrivée de fourmis non indigènes : en brisant un ancien mutualisme au cœur des écosystèmes africains, elles déstabilisent un équilibre qui finit par affecter le lion lui-même. https://t.co/2mGz6vLDHz
THE LION
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@digiicat it was examining ecological species interactions and its downstream effects in Kenya :D if u can’t access it i can send pdf if u wanna read :)) https://t.co/IP5EnBlayr
#invasivespecies ants influence the predator-prey interaction between lion and zebra, nice study with nice example of #piecewiseSEM #ecology Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/OyJMF5HyAb
(1) invasive ants and lions. https://t.co/o2smBKjzB3
Kamaru et al. 2024. Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey.
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This one is really fascinating. Involving a chain of events that includes humans, ants, lions, elephants, buffalo and acacia trees. "Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey" #ecology #predatorprey https://t.co/RUJhUGoJ8B
This one is really fascinating. Involving a chain of events that includes humans, ants, lions, elephants, buffalo and acacia trees. "Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey" #ecoevo #wildlife www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
11/12: In Laikipia, Kenya, native ants deter elephants from eating trees. These trees provide cover for lions to be able to ambush grazing zebra. This paper shows how an invasive ant species disrupts this and forces lions to hunt buffalo instead
@SteB777 @JCSvenning @AnnieLeymarie @JCSvenning also ignores other mechanisms that inhibit herbivory, such as the ant-plant mutualism that deters elephant browsing of acacias in E. Africa, thereby "stabilizing savanna tree cover across entire landscapes" /4 https://t.co/AF3idBEKHj
Invasive ant species in E. Africa disrupted native ant/whistling thorn tree relationship, so elephants ate more of trees' leaves, landscapes had more visibility, & was easier for zebras to avoid lions, so lions switched to buffalo. https://t.co/uFeb25QDJU Everything is connected.
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RT @StuWest8: Invasive ants disrupt native ant-acacia mutualism, allowing elephants to browse trees, making higher visibility landscapes wh…
RT @DrRamBio: Its so awesome to see my students take on cutting-edge science about
RT @DrRamBio: Its so awesome to see my students take on cutting-edge science about
Its so awesome to see my students take on cutting-edge science about
RT @sMarten_Winter: Invasive ants as driver of landscape & predator-prey changes https://t.co/1oMQuQAQdC
RT @sMarten_Winter: Invasive ants as driver of landscape & predator-prey changes https://t.co/1oMQuQAQdC
Invasive ants as driver of landscape & predator-prey changes https://t.co/1oMQuQAQdC
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
Ants are mightier than lions: In a study published in the journal Science, scientists report that a tiny invasive ant species is changing tree cover, making it harder for lions to hunt its preferred prey, zebra. https://t.co/odiAbVR0tY #wildlife #ecology #nature #behaviour #ant
RT @HTatwany: https://t.co/1v3sN5weOe
RT @matthewcobb: Ecology is complicated. An ant from Mauritius has spread through Africa. In Kenya it disrupted a mutualism between native…
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
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RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @UNBiodiversity: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @StuWest8: Invasive ants disrupt native ant-acacia mutualism, allowing elephants to browse trees, making higher visibility landscapes wh…
RT @StuWest8: Invasive ants disrupt native ant-acacia mutualism, allowing elephants to browse trees, making higher visibility landscapes wh…
Invasive ants disrupt native ant-acacia mutualism, allowing elephants to browse trees, making higher visibility landscapes where Lions hunt buffalo instead of zebra. Amazing! @otistrout https://t.co/ZqLBnOSDhp
RT @Alien_Evolve: アリがライオンを減らす。種間相互作用研究の真骨頂という感じ。外来アリの侵入→樹木を防衛する共生アリ排除→ゾウが樹木食害→樹木減少→ライオンの待ち伏せ場が減少→シマウマ捕食が難しく。 https://t.co/imqmn1EkOG Scienc…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @savannaecology: Very cool to see this project led by the inimitable Douglas Kamaru get the spotlight it deserves! Check out the full ar…
Very cool to see this project led by the inimitable Douglas Kamaru get the spotlight it deserves! Check out the full article here https://t.co/F8FNMvZoiP https://t.co/tkmEKgRlgR
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
RT @tano_gc: La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de…
RT @ecomandanga: Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los…
Hoy la naturaleza nos ofrece una clase práctica de #ecología: cómo la invasión de una hormiga acabó haciendo cambiar a los leones de dieta! Una historia de hormigas
La invasión de una especie de hormiga ha causado una reconfiguración severa de un ecosistema tan icónico y complejo como el de la savana africana @ecomandanga Artículo original: https://t.co/9YWZG3j3ap https://t.co/taEQEVxVkY
RT @patbhamilton: The original paper - for those who have access. https://t.co/MqDWHbQQ44
RT @matthewcobb: Ecology is complicated. An ant from Mauritius has spread through Africa. In Kenya it disrupted a mutualism between native…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey Kamaru et al. 2024 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 2/2 Biodiversity
The original paper - for those who have access. https://t.co/MqDWHbQQ44
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/BvrWLKTgsX
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @collemyria: Une fourmi envahissante entraîne une réaction en chaîne, permettant aux zèbres d'échapper aux lions du Kenya https://t.co/1…
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
RT @IPBES: A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
A study in @ScienceMagazine finds that an invasive ant species negatively impacts the hunting behaviour of lions.
アリがライオンを減らすやつの論文 https://t.co/X3kRGpgTKT
RT @Alien_Evolve: アリがライオンを減らす。種間相互作用研究の真骨頂という感じ。外来アリの侵入→樹木を防衛する共生アリ排除→ゾウが樹木食害→樹木減少→ライオンの待ち伏せ場が減少→シマウマ捕食が難しく。 https://t.co/imqmn1EkOG Scienc…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @aratama0315: この世界は見積もれば見積もるほど増えるのはなぜ? 石油化学産業からの有機炭素排出量が大幅に過小評価されていることを明らかにした研究 https://t.co/0LL3iGzBQx 石油化学産業による大気汚染の真の規模を明らかにした研究。従来…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
この世界は見積もれば見積もるほど増えるのはなぜ? 石油化学産業からの有機炭素排出量が大幅に過小評価されていることを明らかにした研究 https://t.co/0LL3iGzBQx 石油化学産業による大気汚染の真の規模を明らかにした研究。従来の報告方法では、実際の排出量が過小評価されていることが判明。
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
RT @raurublock: 外来種のアリがケニアに侵入する → 途中いろいろあって → 最終的にはライオンがシマウマよりもバッファローを狩るようになる https://t.co/rXyhpJnYP6 なんという桶屋システム!
RT @ScienceMagazine: A new Science study investigates how an ant invasion led to lions eating fewer zebra in a Kenyan ecosystem. https://t.…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/QIQ1wlqd8A
Interesting research Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/1khkBq446S
@alepietrek cool paper! Felicitaciones!!! Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/6NmBQyENEx
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey - Science https://t.co/SN3lYlON6I
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Une fourmi envahissante entraîne une réaction en chaîne, permettant aux zèbres d'échapper aux lions du Kenya https://t.co/1cS83agzjG Science : Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey via Guru Med Pheidole megacephala
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/q5OH0oONO5
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
RT @KlementTockner: Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/Tp…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @Angel_M_Sanchez: La alteración de los ecosistemas al introducir nuevos elementos (una especie de hormiga, en este caso), provoca efecto…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/0BkuAy6A2C
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/LJfN0YrRN6
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/pBZhiG2103
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/J3GmOFT6MM
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @Angel_M_Sanchez: La alteración de los ecosistemas al introducir nuevos elementos (una especie de hormiga, en este caso), provoca efecto…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
La alteración de los ecosistemas al introducir nuevos elementos (una especie de hormiga, en este caso), provoca efectos en cadena… https://t.co/Qv3uPNi5Xb Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey https://t.co/QekIdKuaE2
Amazing study!
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/Rk1EpnEBOy
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/TpnuxXHoQ9
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/GtaHyNZWTb
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/C2KAw049Ew なにこの風が吹けば桶屋が儲かる的なのは
外来種が生態系を崩しているという論文。 ケニアで侵入種のアリが在来種アリをアカシアから押し出した結果、ゾウによるアカシア乱食発生。ライオンの待ち伏せ場所がなくなりシマウマ狩り成功率が低下。ライオンはアフリカバッファローをより多く捕獲することに。 https://t.co/aoqya4hz9M
RT @bugEcology: When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their prima…
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey https://t.co/E7vnD6QsSt #ants
When I say that ants run the world… Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/JI0yYrec9Y
外来のアリが在来のアリと木の共生関係を壊すことで巡り巡ってライオンがシマウマを狩りにくくなってしまった話。Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey | Science https://t.co/GisW9krUpB
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey
Disruption of an ant-plant mutualism shapes interactions between lions and their primary prey