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Growth and survival of the superorganism: Ant colony macronutrient intake and investment

In this study, we used two common ant species (Lasius niger and Lasius neoniger) to assay how they translate variation in the diet (both in composition and frequency) into growth. We measured colony development for over 8 months and measured several phenotypic traits of the worker caste, and examine...

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Autores principales: Gutiérrez, Yeisson, Phung, Tung, Mumma, Harald, Ambrose‐Winters, Arden, Scherber, Christoph, Smith, Chris R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760573
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6520