Expansion of the geographic range of Cyatta abscondita Sosa-Calvo et al., 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of the recently described fungus-farming ant genus and species Cyatta abscondita is reported in the northwestern region of Misiones Province in Argentina. A single worker of C.
Filloy, Julieta +4 more
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Leaf endophyte load influences fungal garden development in leaf-cutting ants
BMC Ecology, 2012 Background Previous work has shown that leaf-cutting ants prefer to cut leaf material with relatively low fungal endophyte content. This preference suggests that fungal endophytes exact a cost on the ants or on the development of their colonies.
Van Bael Sunshine A +4 more
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Genetic polyethism in leaf-cutting ants [PDF]
Behavioral Ecology, 2010 Females mating with multiple males (polyandry) is taxonomically widespread but is hard to explain in many animals in which it has no obvious direct benefits. In some, of which social insects are the best example, it is suggested that females benefit from the increased genetic diversity of their offspring.
Sarah J. Waddington +3 more
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How to coexist with fire ants: The roles of behaviour and cuticular compounds [PDF]
, 2013 tBecause territoriality is energetically costly, territorial animals frequently respond less aggressively toneighbours than to strangers, a reaction known as the “dear enemy phenomenon” (DEP).
Compin, Arthur +5 more
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Wolbachia in the flesh: symbiont intensities in germ-line and somatic tissues challenge the conventional view of Wolbachia transmission routes [PDF]
, 2014 Symbionts can substantially affect the evolution and ecology of their hosts. The investigation of the tissue-specific distribution of symbionts (tissue tropism) can provide important insight into host-symbiont interactions.
A Fytrou +59 more
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Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R. +6 more
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Ecosphere, 2013 Endophytic fungi live symbiotically in the tissues of plants. Although a large amount of evidence suggests a mutualistic role for vertically transmitted endophytic fungi in agronomic grasses, the role of horizontally transmitted endophytic fungi as ...
Kyle E. Coblentz, Sunshine A. Van Bael
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Absence of the Parasite Escovopsis in Fungus Garden Pellets Carried by Gynes of Atta sexdens
Sociobiology, 2015 Before preparing for the mating flight gynes of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Attini) harvest and store in an infrabuccal pocket a small fragment of their fungus gardens. This pellet is the start culture of the mutualistic fungus when mated
Sinara Maria Moreira +3 more
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Effect of trail bifurcation asymmetry and pheromone presence or absence on trail choice by Lasius niger ants [PDF]
, 2014 During foraging, ant workers are known to make use of multiple information sources, such as private information (personal memory) and social information (trail pheromones).
Czaczkes, Tomer J +6 more
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Mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi: A review
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The large amount of dead plant biomass caused by the final extinction events triggered a fungi proliferation that mostly differentiated into saprophytes degrading organic matter; others became parasites, predators, likely commensals, and mutualists ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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