Morpho-physiological Differences of the Spermatheca of Attini Ants (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae)
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Natural history and phylogeny of the fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini)
Ants of the tribe Attini comprise a monophyletic group of approximately 230 described and many more undescribed species that obligately depend on the cultivation of fungus for food. In return, the ants nourish, protect, and disperse their fungal cultivars. Although all members of this tribe cultivate fungi, attine ants are surprisingly heterogeneous with regard to symbiont associations and agri...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1557-4989
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2006.58.65