Filamentous fungi found on foundress queens of leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 342-345

  Rodrigues, A ^a   Silva, A ^b   Bacci Jr, M ^a   Forti, L C ^a   Pagnocca, F C ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atta; Beauveria; Entomopathogens; Mating flight; Microfungi; Paecilomyces

Indexed keywords

ANT; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FLIGHT; FUNGUS; MATING BEHAVIOR; NEW RECORD; PATHOGEN; QUEEN;

ATTA; ATTA CAPIGUARA; ATTA LAEVIGATA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS;

EID: 77953143777     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01466.x     Document Type: Article

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