Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants

Although calcareous anatomical structures have evolved in diverse animal groups, such structures have been unknown in insects. Here, we report the discovery of high-magnesium calcite [CaMg(CO(3))(2)] armor overlaying the exoskeletons of major workers of the leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex echinatior. Liv...

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Autores principales: Li, Hongjie, Sun, Chang-Yu, Fang, Yihang, Carlson, Caitlin M., Xu, Huifang, Ješovnik, Ana, Sosa-Calvo, Jeffrey, Zarnowski, Robert, Bechtel, Hans A., Fournelle, John H., Andes, David R., Schultz, Ted R., Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A., Currie, Cameron R.
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686325/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33235196
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19566-3
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