Origin of Ant-Fungus Mutualism: A New Hypothesis
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Biotropica
- Vol. 11 (4) , 284-291
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2387920
Abstract
Fungus cultivation by ants is interpreted as arising from exploitation of mycorrhizae encountered coincidentally in hypogeic nests. Characterstics of attines and their fungi are reviewed. New approaches to research on both attine behavior and physiology of fungal symbionts are suggested.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: