Expressed sequence tags from <it>Atta laevigata </it>and identification of candidate genes for the control of pest leaf-cutting ants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Leafcutters are the highest evolved within Neotropical ants in the tribe Attini and model systems for studying caste formation, labor division and symbiosis with microorganisms. Some species of leafcutters are agricultural pests cont...

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Main Authors: Henrique-Silva Flávio, Guilherme Ivan R, Antonio Erik A, Fonseca Fernando PP, Ferro Milene, Rodovalho Cynara M, Bacci Maurício
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/203

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