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Nest architecture, fungus gardens, queen, males and larvae of the fungus-growing ant Mycetagroicus inflatus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes

All known fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) are obligately symbiotic with their cultivated fungi. The fungal cultivars of “lower” attine ants are facultative symbionts, capable of living apart from ants, whereas the fungal cultivars of “higher” attine ants, including leaf-cutting genera Atta and Ac...

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Autores principales: Jesovnik, A., Sosa-Calvo, J., Lopes, C. T., Vasconcelos, H. L., Schultz, T. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Basel 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24273337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-013-0320-8