Interaction between Workers during a Short Time Window Is Required for Bacterial Symbiont Transmission in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants

Stable associations between partners over time are critical for the evolution of mutualism. Hosts employ a variety of mechanisms to maintain specificity with bacterial associates. Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants farm a fungal cultivar as their primary nutrient source. These ants also carry a Pseudonoca...

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Autores principales: Marsh, Sarah E., Poulsen, Michael, Pinto-Tomás, Adrián, Currie, Cameron R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103269

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25058579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103269

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