Humidity preference for fungus culturing by workers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 348-350

  Roces, F ^a   Kleineidam, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choice; Fungus culturing; Humidity; Leaf cutting ants; Nest climate

Indexed keywords

ANT; FUNGUS GARDEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SITE SELECTION;

ATTA SEXDENS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034529634     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001728     Document Type: Article

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