Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants
Joint Authors
Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos
Masiulionis, Virginia E.
Rodrigues, Andre
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ants in the tribe Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) comprise about 230 described species that share the same characteristic: all coevolved in an ancient mutualism with basidiomycetous fungi cultivated for food.
In this paper we focused on fungi other than the mutualistic cultivar and their roles in the attine ant symbiosis.
Specialized fungal parasites in the genus Escovopsis negatively impact the fungus gardens.
Many fungal parasites may have small impacts on the ants' fungal colony when the colony is balanced, but then may opportunistically shift to having large impacts if the ants' colony becomes unbalanced.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos& Masiulionis, Virginia E.& Rodrigues, Andre. 2012. Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506899
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos…[et al.]. Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506899
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pagnocca, Fernando Carlos& Masiulionis, Virginia E.& Rodrigues, Andre. Specialized Fungal Parasites and Opportunistic Fungi in Gardens of Attine Ants. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506899
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506899