Refuse production in leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its relationship with leaf harvest
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Abstract
We examined the relationship between fungal refuse production and vegetation input in a laboratory colony of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex coronatus. We found only a strong 6-day time-delay in the production of refuse with variation in substrate intake.
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ant, fungus, Acromyrmex, autocorrelation, nutrient cycling
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Biological Rhythm Research. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 27, n. 2, p. 148-152, 1996.
