A Brazilian Population of the Asexual Fungus-Growing Ant Mycocepurus smithii (Formicidae, Myrmicinae, Attini) Cultivates Fungal Symbionts with Gongylidia-Like Structures

Attine ants cultivate fungi as their most important food source and in turn the fungus is nourished, protected against harmful microorganisms, and dispersed by the ants. This symbiosis evolved approximately 50–60 million years ago in the late Paleocene or early Eocene, and since its origin attine an...

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Autores principales: Masiulionis, Virginia E., Rabeling, Christian, De Fine Licht, Henrik H., Schultz, Ted, Bacci, Maurício, Bezerra, Cintia M. Santos., Pagnocca, Fernando C.
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/PMC4125159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103800

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103800

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