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Hygienic Behavior, Liquid-Foraging, and Trophallaxis in the Leaf-Cutting Ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus and Acromyrmex octospinosus

Neotropical leaf-cutting ants (tribe Attini) live in obligate symbiosis with fungus they culture for food. To protect themselves and their fungus garden from pathogens, they minimize the entry of microorganisms through mechanical and chemical means. In this study, focusing on the species Acromyrmex...

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Autores principales: Richard, Freddie-Jeanne, Errard, Christine
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3011949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20053118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.009.6301