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An insect herbivore microbiome with high plant biomass-degrading capacity. [PDF]
Herbivores can gain indirect access to recalcitrant carbon present in plant cell walls through symbiotic associations with lignocellulolytic microbes. A paradigmatic example is the leaf-cutter ant (Tribe: Attini), which uses fresh leaves to cultivate a ...
Garret Suen +17 more
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Potential of alternative control of leaf‐cutting ants using essential oils: A systematic review
Abstract Leaf‐cutting ants (LCAs) are abundant and cause considerable damage to agricultural and forest crops in the Neotropical region and are commonly controlled using sulfluramid‐based ant baits. However, this active ingredient is a precursor of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), a persistent, human‐made pollutant that poses serious environmental
Heloisa S. S. Pinheiro +9 more
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Foraging by predatory ants: A review
This review focuses on ecological and behavioral characteristics of foraging in ants showing the wide diversity of cases. Most ants can feed on sugary substances, but some ground‐nesting species are strict predators. Except army ants during the nomadic phase, they are central‐place foragers that can recruit nestmates when necessary. They prey mostly on
Alain Dejean +5 more
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Diversidade e evolução na simbiose entre bactérias e formigas Attini
Ants of the Attini tribe are known for the habit of cultivating mutualistic fungi (Basidiomycota) on a variety of harvested materials to form what is called the fungus garden.
Marchiori, Ana Carolina
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First Records of Two Strumigenys Ant Species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria
The Strumigenys ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are poorly studied in Bulgaria due to their small size and cryptic lifestyles. To date, only one species, S.
Albena Lapeva-Gjonova, Toshko Ljubomirov
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ABSTRACT Introduction Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health problem that requires the development of new bioactive compounds. In this context, metabolomic analyses can expedite the research of fungal metabolites as a valuable resource. Objectives To investigate the metabolic profiles and isolate antibacterial compounds from micromycetes ...
Ángel S. Aguilar‐Colorado +2 more
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The mundus Attinis in the Lucanian Consilinum (Campania) as a Metaphor of Death and Re-Birth [PDF]
Summary This chapter aims to reconsider an inscription from Consilinum (3rd century CE), in which we find the problematic mention of a mundus Attinis. This inscription has been almost neglected by scholars: it has been analyzed in a systematic way only in an article in Latin language back in 1978.
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A comprehensive, integrative study approach combining morphology, population genetics, phylogenetics and biogeography revealed that the Acromyrmex octospinosus species complex consists of two species: A. octospinosus and its social parasite A. insinuator.
Daniela Mera‐Rodríguez +2 more
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A taxonomic survey on fungus-growing ants (Attini) was made at 14 beaches on Santa Catarina Island (SC), Brazil. The samplings were manual, in soil or litterfall, in the following habitats: sandy beach, herbaceous vegetation and shrubby vegetation.
Benedito Cortês Lopes +1 more
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