Transmission of fungal partners to incipient Cecropia-tree ant colonies

Ascomycete fungi in the nests of ants inhabiting plants (= myrmecophytes) are very often cultivated by the ants in small patches and used as food source. Where these fungi come from is not known yet. Two scenarios of fungus recruitment are possible: (1) random infection through spores or hyphal frag...

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Autores principales: Mayer, Veronika E., Nepel, Maximilian, Blatrix, Rumsais, Oberhauser, Felix B., Fiedler, Konrad, Schönenberger, Jürg, Voglmayr, Hermann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192207

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192207

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