Biology of Blepharidatta ants, the sister group of the attini: A possible origin of fungus-ant symbiosis

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 270-274

  Diniz, Jorge L M ^a   Roberto, C ^b   Brandao F ^b   Yamamoto, Christiane I ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BRAZIL; FUNGUS; NONHUMAN; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0031823824     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050497     Document Type: Article

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