3. RESULTS
The networks in our dataset were sampled in sites where the
precipitation rate ranged from 15.53 to 433.82 mm. Our networks
presented an average S of 27.83 ± 18.5 species (mean ± SD), involving an
average 14.83 \(\pm\) 10.48 ant species and 13.41 \(\pm\) 10.00 plant
species with EFNs. In the subset of networks where plant or ant species
were identified, there was a large asymmetry in the number of plant and
ant genera interacting in the networks (plants: 191 genera, ants = 44
genera in total). Regarding the ants, the most common genera interacting
with the plants with EFNs were Camponotus (Formicinae) andPseudomyrmex (Pseudomyrmecinae) (17% and 12%, respectively).
Plants genera, in turn, was more variable than ants in the interactions,
with the most common genera being Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae) andAcacia (Fabaceae) (5% and 4% respectively).