Aphid presence and abundance, more than variation in leaf terpenoid profiles at the plant and plot-level, drive ant behaviour on the perennial forb Tanacetum vulgare
Elikplim Aku Setordjie, Lina Ojeda‐Prieto, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Robin Heinen
The study examines how plant chemotype diversity and aphid presence influence ant behavior on Tansy plants, finding that aphid abundance drives ant behavior more than plant chemistry.