Ecology of microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a year-long survey of three species of attine ants in Central Texas.

scientific article published on 14 July 2011

Ecology of microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a year-long survey of three species of attine ants in Central Texas. is …
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P356DOI10.1111/J.1574-6941.2011.01152.X
P698PubMed publication ID21671963
P5875ResearchGate publication ID51218011

P50authorUlrich G. MuellerQ88611503
Andre RodriguesQ39050947
Fernando C PagnoccaQ48069965
Maurício BacciQ48069974
P2093author name stringHeather D Ishak
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P433issue2
P921main subjectFormicidaeQ7386
HymenopteraQ22651
P6104maintained by WikiProjectWikiProject EcologyQ10818384
P1104number of pages12
P304page(s)244-255
P577publication date2011-07-14
P1433published inFEMS Microbiology EcologyQ15766483
P1476titleEcology of microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a year-long survey of three species of attine ants in Central Texas
P478volume78