Associations between the most frequent species (relative frequency >5%) from the Awala-Yalimapo transect.

The associations were sorted by decreasing rank of occurrence and tested using Chi-square tests (1 df, Yates' correction). Symbols indicate the nature of the association: +: positive, (−) negative, 0: not significant. Among the species noted at large densities on numerous trees, we always found situations of co-dominance (Crematogaster brasiliensis and Dolichoderus bispinosus, the most territorial species in the area, can truly share trees; i.e., workers use the same branches).