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Oligocene Termite Nests with In Situ Fungus Gardens from the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania, Support a Paleogene African Origin for Insect Agriculture
Based on molecular dating, the origin of insect agriculture is hypothesized to have taken place independently in three clades of fungus-farming insects: the termites, ants or ambrosia beetles during the Paleogene (66–24 Ma). Yet, definitive fossil evidence of fungus-growing behavior has been elusive...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4917219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27333288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156847 |