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Avoidance of plants unsuitable for the symbiotic fungus in leaf-cutting ants: Learning can take place entirely at the colony dump

Plants initially accepted by foraging leaf-cutting ants are later avoided if they prove unsuitable for their symbiotic fungus. Plant avoidance is mediated by the waste produced in the fungus garden soon after the incorporation of the unsuitable leaves, as foragers can learn plant odors and cues from...

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Pubblicato in:PLoS One
Autori principali: Arenas, Andrés, Roces, Flavio
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2017
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5342182/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28273083
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171388
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