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Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism

Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism

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Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism

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Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism

Publisher

London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Scientific reports, 2018-12, Vol.8 (1), p.17968-15, Article 17968

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

A holistic understanding of superorganism biology requires study of colony sociometry, or the quantitative relationships among growth, nest architecture, morphology, and behavior. For ant colonies that obligately nest within plant hosts, their sociometry is likely intertwined with the plant, which has implications for the evolution, strength, and s...

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Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6299286

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6299286

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ISSN

2045-2322

E-ISSN

2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-018-36399-9

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