Nest Turrets of Acromyrmex Grass-Cutting Ants: Micromorphology Reveals Building Techniques and Construction Dynamics

Acromyrmex fracticornis grass-cutting ants construct conspicuous chimney-shaped nest turrets made of intermeshed grass fragments. We asked whether turrets are constructed by merely piling up nearby materials around the entrance, or whether ants incorporate different materials as the turret develops....

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Autores principales: Cosarinsky, Marcela I., Römer, Daniela, Roces, Flavio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32102483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020140

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32102483
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020140

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