Refuse production in leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its relationship with leaf harvest

Fowler, H. G.; Louzada, J.

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Title:

Refuse production in leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its relationship with leaf harvest

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Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

0929-1016

Abstract:

We examined the relationship between fungal refuse production and vegetation input in a laboratory colony of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex coronatus. We found only a strong 6-day time-delay in the production of refuse with variation in substrate intake.

Issue Date:

1-May-1996

Citation:

Biological Rhythm Research. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 27, n. 2, p. 148-152, 1996.

Time Duration:

148-152

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Keywords:

ant
fungus
Acromyrmex
autocorrelation
nutrient cycling

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1076/brhm.27.2.148.12944

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Acesso restrito

Type:

outro

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http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/32966

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