Toxicity of lignans to symbiotic fungus of leaf-cutting ants

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1325-1330

  Pagnocca, Fernando C ^a   Ribeiro, Stelamaris B ^a   Torkomian, Vera L V ^a   Hebling, Maria J A ^a   Bueno, Odair C ^a   Da Silva, Osvaldo A ^a   Fernandes, João B ^b   Vieira, Paulo C ^b   Da Silva, M Fátima Das G F ^b   Ferreira, A Gilberto ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antifungal compounds; Atta sexdens rubropilosa; leaf cutting ants; Lignans; Otoba parvifolia; Virola sebifera

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; MYRISTICACEAE; OTOBA PARVIFOLIA; VIROLA; VIROLA SEBIFERA;

EID: 0029801422     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02266969     Document Type: Article

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