Fungiculture or Termite Husbandry? The Ruminant Hypothesis
We present a new perspective for the role of Termitomyces fungi in the mutualism with fungus-growing termites. According to the predominant view, this mutualism is as an example of agriculture with termites as farmers of a domesticated fungus crop, which is used for degradation of plant-material and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/3/1/307/ |