Leaf-cutting ants (Formicidae, Attini) prune their fungus to increase and direct its productivity

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Bass, M ^a   Cherrett, J M ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atta sexdens; Fungus garden; Pruning; Staphylae

Indexed keywords

ATTA SEXDENS; ATTINI; FORMICIDAE;

FUNGUS GARDEN; LEAF-CUTTING ANT; MUTUALISM; PRUNING;

EID: 0029668126     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390262     Document Type: Article

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