Sandoval-Molina M. A., González-Camarena E., Rosas-Sánchez J., Janczur M. K., The distraction function of extrafloral nectaries: keeping ants away from flowers and preventing interaction with pollinators, Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2025, 19:67, doi: 10.1007/s11829-025-10173-x
This paper examines relationships among extrafloral nectaries, ants and pollinators in Ferocactus recurvus. It distinguishes ant-exclusion evidence from observational relationships involving ant distribution and seed production. It considers the hypothesis that an alternative nectar source reduces ant contact with flowers.