An Old World leaf‐cutting, fungus‐growing ant: A case of convergent evolution

Abstract The African myrmicine ant Crematogaster clariventris is a territorially dominant arboreal species that constructs very hard carton nests. Noting that workers cut off leaves from different plant species while building or repairing their nests, we asked ourselves if there was a correlation. W...

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Main Authors: A. Dejean, P. Naskrecki, C. Faucher, F. Azémar, M. Tindo, S. Manzi, H. Gryta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9904