[EN] Ant-fungus associations are well known from attine ants, whose nutrition is based on a symbiosis with basidiomycete fungi. Otherwise, only a few non-nutritional ant-fungus associations have been recorded to date. Here ...
Mariano, Cléa S.F.; Da Silva Santos, Igor; Groc, Sarah; Leroy, Céline; Malé, Pierre-Jean; Ruiz-González, Mario X.; Cerdan, Philippe; Dejean, Alain; Delabie, Jacques H.C.(Taylor & Francis: STM, Behavioural Science and Public Health Titles, 2011)
[EN] The aim of this study, which was conducted in French Guiana, was to characterize the
karyotypes of nine ant species belonging to the genera Anochetus, Apterostigma, Cyphomyrmex,
Camponotus, Gigantiops, Myrmicocrypta, ...
[EN] 1. Plants often rely on external, mutualistic partners to survive and reproduce in resource-limited environments or for protection from enemies. Such interactions, including mycorrhizal symbioses and ant plant ...