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Novel fungal disease in complex leaf-cutting ant societies

2009-04-01

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1. The leaf-cutting ants practise an advanced system of mycophagy where they grow a fungus as a food source. As a consequence of parasite threats to their crops, they have evolved a system of morphological, behavioural, and chemical defences, particularly against fungal pathogens (mycopathogens). 2. Specific fungal diseases of the leaf-cutting ants themselves have not been described, possibly because broad spectru...

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01066.x

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