Comparative study of nest architecture and colony structure of the fungus-growing ants, Mycocepurus goeldii and M. smithii

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Rabeling, C ^a,b,c   Verhaagh, M ^b   Engels, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Natural history; Nest excavation; Soil dwelling arthropods; Soil ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; ATTINI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; MYCOCEPURUS GOELDII;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FUNGI; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34347366103     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.007.4001     Document Type: Article

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