Thermal preference for fungus culturing and brood location by workers of the thatching grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex heyeri

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Bollazzi, M ^a   Roces, F ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brood; Fungus culturing; Leaf cutting ants; Nest climate; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANT; BROOD REARING; FUNGUS GARDEN; NEST SITE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX HEYERI; ATTA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; HYPARRHENIA;

EID: 0036284640     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8295-x     Document Type: Article

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