Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore <i>Calloconophora  pugionata</i> (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with  <i>Myrcia obovata</i> (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest

<table>The ant foraging fauna on plants with trophobioses is formed mostly by exudates-feeding species (Repeated ANOVA: <svg height="11.175" id="M13" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 10.7 11.175" width="10.7" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>). Lines show the proportion of the occurrence of trophobiont ant species from total ants. Different letters indicate significant differences according to post hoc test (LSD: <svg height="11.375" id="M15" style="vertical-align:-0.1638pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 58.712502 11.375" width="58.712502" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>).</table>

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Figure 2: Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore <i>Calloconophora  pugionata</i> (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with  <i>Myrcia obovata</i> (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest 

Figure 2 | Effects of the Trophobiont Herbivore Calloconophora  pugionata (Hemiptera) on Ant Fauna Associated with  Myrcia obovata (Myrtaceae) in a Montane Tropical Forest 