Structure of the Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Mycangia Revealed Through Micro-Computed Tomography

Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae) rely on a symbiosis with fungi for their nutrition. Symbiotic fungi are preserved and transported in specialized storage structures called mycangia. Although pivotal in the symbiosis, mycangia have been notoriously difficult t...

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Autores principales: Li, You, Ruan, Yongying, Kasson, Matthew T, Stanley, Edward L, Gillett, Conrad P D T, Johnson, Andrew J, Zhang, Mengna, Hulcr, Jiri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30304508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iey096

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6181196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30304508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iey096

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