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Available space, symbiotic fungus and colony brood influence excavation and lead to the adjustment of nest enlargement in leaf-cutting ants

Römer et al., 2015

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5238182834896617112
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Römer D
Roces F
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Insectes sociaux

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The size of underground ant nests positively correlates with their worker number, suggesting that during colony growth, workers respond to increased space demands by enlarging the existing nest. In leaf-cutting ants, the presence of brood and a growing symbiotic fungus are …
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