Activity of Extracts and Fatty Acids of Canavalia ensiformis (Leguminosae) Against the Symbiotic Fungus of the Leaf-Cutting Ants Atta sexdens

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 70, Issue 4 PART 1, 1998, Pages 732-736

  Monteiro, Marcos R ^a   Torkomian, Vera L V ^b   Pagnocca, Fernando C ^b   Vieira, Paulo C ^a   Fernandes, João B ^a   Da Silva, M Fátima Das G F ^a   Bueno, Odair C ^b   Hebling, M José A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atta sexdens; Carnavalia ensiformis; Fatty acids; Symbiotic fungus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346968440     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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