Nutritional sources of the fungus cultured by leaf-cutting ants

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Abril, Adriana B ^a   Bucher, Enrique H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex; Atta; Carbon; Neotropical; Nitrogen; Soil nutrient dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; ATTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 2542573270     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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