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Foraging of psilocybe basidiocarps by the leafcutting ant acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé, Argentina

dc.contributor.authorMasiulionis, Virginia E. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorWeber, Roland W. S.
dc.contributor.authorPagnocca, Fernando C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionEsteburg-Obstbauzentrum Jork
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:29:41Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:29:41Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-14
dc.description.abstractBackground It is generally accepted that material collected by leaf-cutting ants of the genus Acromyrmex consists solely of plant matter, which is used in the nest as substrate for a symbiotic fungus providing nutrition to the ants. There is only one previous report of any leaf-cutting ant foraging directly on fungal basidiocarps. Findings Basidiocarps of Psilocybe coprophila growing on cow dung were actively collected by workers of Acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé province, Argentina. During this behaviour the ants displayed typical signals of recognition and continuously recruited other foragers to the task. Basidiocarps of different stages of maturity were being transported into the nest by particular groups of workers, while other workers collected plant material. Conclusions The collection of mature basidiocarps with viable spores by leaf-cutting ants in nature adds substance to theories relating to the origin of fungiculture in these highly specialized social insects. © 2013 Masiulionis et al.en
dc.description.affiliationInstituto de Biociências UNESP -Univ Estadual Paulista Campus de Rio Claro, SP. Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Rio Claro, SP 13506-900
dc.description.affiliationEsteburg-Obstbauzentrum Jork, Moorende 53, Jork 21635
dc.description.affiliationUnespInstituto de Biociências UNESP -Univ Estadual Paulista Campus de Rio Claro, SP. Centro de Estudos de Insetos Sociais, Rio Claro, SP 13506-900
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-2-254
dc.identifier.citationSpringerPlus, v. 2, n. 1, 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/2193-1801-2-254
dc.identifier.file2-s2.0-84878810585.pdf
dc.identifier.issn2193-1801
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84878810585
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/75654
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSpringerPlus
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,389
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcromyrmex lobicornisen
dc.subjectBasidiocarpsen
dc.subjectCoprophilous fungusen
dc.subjectDeconica coprophilaen
dc.subjectForage behaviouren
dc.subjectLeaf-cutting antsen
dc.subjectPsilocybe coprophilaen
dc.titleForaging of psilocybe basidiocarps by the leafcutting ant acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé, Argentinaen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.springeropen.com/about/tandc
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.author.lattes8302605179522059[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5026-1933[3]

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