Do Atta sexdens rubropilosa workers prepare leaves and bait pellets in similar ways to their symbiotic fungus?

Do Atta sexdens rubropilosa workers prepare leaves and bait pellets in similar ways to their symbiotic fungus?

Leaf-cutting ants rely on the obligate symbiosis with a fungus, Leucoagaricus gongylophorus, on which they feed. This fungus garden is maintained preferentially with green leaves in combination with other tissues of plant origin. The nutritional composition of this symbiotic relationship is extremel...

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Main Authors: Roberto da Silva Camargo, Lais Cristina Silva, Luiz Carlos Forti, Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Matos, Raphael Vacchi Travaglini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
social insects
worker contamination
bait processing
leaf-cutting ants
Atta
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/772

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