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Leaf processing behaviour in Atta leafcutter ants: 90% of leaf cutting takes place inside the nest, and ants select pieces that require less cutting
Leafcutter ants cut trimmings from plants, carry them to their underground nests and cut them into smaller pieces before inoculating them with a fungus that serves as a primary food source for the colony. Cutting is energetically costly, so the amount of cutting is important in understanding foragin...
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| Pubblicato in: | R Soc Open Sci |
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| Autori principali: | , , , , , |
| Natura: | Artigo |
| Lingua: | Inglês |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2016
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| Accesso online: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4736916/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909161 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150111 |
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