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Comparative Study of Nest Architecture and Colony Structure of the Fungus-Growing Ants, Mycocepurus goeldii and M. smithii

Nest architecture and demography of the non leaf-cutting fungus-growing ant species Mycocepurus goeldii and M. smithii (Attini: Formicidae) were studied in an agroforest habitat near Manaus, Brazil during the excavation of 13 nests. Both species built their nests in two different ways. The first typ...

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Autores principales: Rabeling, C., Verhaagh, M., Engels, W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20331400
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.007.4001