From Plants to Ants: Fungal Modification of Leaf Lipids for Nutrition and Communication in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungal Garden Ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01307-20
Abstract: In this work, we examined the role of lipids in the mutualism between leaf-cutter ants and fungus. These ants cut fresh leaf material, which they provide to their fungal cultivar, that converts energy and nutrients… read more here.
Keywords: leaf cutter; communication; cutter ant; ant fungal ... See more keywords