Nesting biology of the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex longiscapus Weber (Attini, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 181-189

  Mueller, U G ^a   Wcislo, W T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Ant fungus symbiosis; Cyphomyrmex longiscapus; Fungus growing ants; Nesting biology

Indexed keywords

ANT NEST; NEST BUILDING;

CYPHOMYRMEX LONGISCAPUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031832661     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050078     Document Type: Article

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