Removal of Nonmyrmecochorous Seeds by Ants: Role of Ants in Cattle Grasslands

Table 3

Percentiles for the total removal percentage of Pithecellobium dulce and Guazuma ulmifolia nonmyrmecochorous seeds in six cattle pastures in Cauca and Valle.

Percentile	Observation period	Hour of the day	Percentage of seeds removed
			P. dulce	G. ulmifolia
0%	2 hours	0800 hours	2.17	1.08
25%	4 hours	1200 hours	2.92	1.33
50%	8 hours	1600 hours	16.6	1.92
75%	24 hours	0800 hours	44.8	15.7
100%	48 hours	0800 hours	56.3	25.0