********************************************************************* Data on ant visitation on cerrado plants in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Southeastern Brazil. Samplings were performed in the rainy (October 4, 2010 – January 27, 2011) and dry season (April 25 – July 26, 2011). When using these data, please cite the following article: Belchior C, Sendoya SF, Del-Claro K (2016). Temporal variation in the abundance and richness of foliage-dwelling ants mediated by extrafloral nectar. Plos One, in press *********************************************************************** We presented data for each surveyed plant (lines) and consist of the following columns: A: Transect: Sampling transect, total of ten transects. B: Individual: Plant individual tag, total of 762 individuals. C: Plant: Plant species, total of 72 plant species (21 species with EFN, 51 without EFN). D: Season: Binary variable indicating whether it is data from the RAINY or the DRY season. E: Richness: Total ant richness observed per plant over a full day. F: EFN: Binary variable indicating whether the plant is WITH or WITHOUT extrafloral nectary. G: Abundance: Total ant abundance observed per plant individual over a full day. H: Rich_Day: Total ant richness observed per plant in diurnal samplings. I: Abun_Day: Total ant abundance observed per plant in the diurnal samplings. J: Rich_Night: Ant richness observed per plant during the nocturnal samplings. K: Abun_Night: Ant abundance observed per plant during the nocturnal samplings. L: O-old leaves: Binary variable indicating whether the plant is WITH or WITHOUT old leaves. M: Y-young leaves: Binary variable indicating whether the plant is WITH or WITHOUT young leaves. N: FL-flowers: Binary variable indicating whether the plant is WITH or WITHOUT flowers or floral buds. O: FR-fruits: Binary variable indicating whether the plant is WITH or WITHOUT fruits.