The ant mosaic is a concept of the non-random spatial distribution of individual ant species in trees built upon the assumption of interspecific behavioural associations. However, colony identity and environmental variance may also play a role in species distribution. Here we assess the presence of ant mosaics in a primary forest ecosystem and whether they are structured by species' aggressive behaviours or by habitat filtering.

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种间攻击在原始热带雨林的树冠中产生蚂蚁马赛克

蚂蚁马赛克是一种基于种间行为关联假设的树中个体蚂蚁物种的非随机空间分布的概念。然而，群体身份和环境差异也可能在物种分布中发挥作用。在这里，我们评估了原始森林生态系统中蚂蚁马赛克的存在，以及它们是否由物种的侵略行为或栖息地过滤构成。