The ant–fungus mutualism is a symbiosis seen between certain ant and fungal species, in which ants actively cultivate fungus much like humans farm crops...

societies are based on an ant–fungus mutualism, and different species of ants use different species of fungus, but all of the fungi the ants use are members of...

Fungus-growing ants (tribe Attini) comprise all the known fungus-growing ant species participating in ant–fungus mutualism. They are known for cutting...

cultivate certain species of fungus in the genera Leucoagaricus or Leucocoprinus of the family Agaricaceae. In this ant-fungus mutualism, both species depend...

Trophic mutualism is a key type of ecological mutualism. Specifically, "trophic mutualism" refers to the transfer of energy and nutrients between two...

Mutualism describes the ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit. Mutualism is a common type of ecological...

a symbiotic relationship with attini ants - fungus-growing ants. The highly evolved, ancient ant-fungus mutualism has become a model system in the study...

Leafcutter ants protect and nourish various species of fungus as a source of food in a system known as ant-fungus mutualism. Leafcutter ants belonging...

societies are based on an ant-fungus mutualism, and different species use different species of fungus, but all of the fungi the ants use are members of the...

Leucoagaricus and Leucocoprinus are known to be cultivated by fungus-growing ants in ant-fungus mutualism. The genus Agaricus includes some species that are cultivated...

A fungus (pl.: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as...

(December 2010). "Trophic mediation by a fungus in an ant-plant mutualism: Fungal mediation in a tripartite mutualism". Journal of Ecology: no. doi:10.1111/j...

relationship between the ant colonies and their fungus gardens. It was only established as a symbiont of this ant-fungus mutualism proceeding studies that...

Adams, R. M.; Malloch, D. (June 2001). "The origin of the attine ant-fungus mutualism". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 76 (2): 169–197. doi:10.1086/393867...

queens will also carry a seed mealybug during the mating flight. Ant–fungus mutualism Trophallaxis Delabie, J. H. C. (2001). "Trophobiosis Between Formicidae...

the best-known examples of ant-plant mutualism is in bullhorn acacias (Acacia cornigera) and their tending Pseudomyrmex ants in Central America. This system...

hypothesis of strict coevolution in the apterostigma pilosum group ant-fungus mutualism". Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution. 63 (8):...

Brazil. It is a New World ant belonging to the Attina Subtribe (fungivorous ants), since they maintain the Ant-Fungus mutualism, where various species belonging...

is a colony, such as of ants, consisting of many individuals working together as a single functional or social unit. A mutualism is a partnership of two...

gongylophorus is a fungus in the family Agaricaceae which is cultivated by certain leafcutter ants. Like other species of fungi cultivated by ants, L. gongylophorus...

Hypothesis of Strict Coevolution in Theapterostigma Pilosumgroup Ant-Fungus Mutualism". Evolution. 63 (8): 2172–2178. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00697...

predators of these wasps is ants. Ants find these wasps using chemical signals such as odor cues. The ants use the fig-fig wasp mutualism to find the fig wasps...

Hypothesis of Strict Coevolution in the Apterostigma Pilosum Group Ant–Fungus Mutualism". Evolution. 63 (8): 2172–2178. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00697...

The ants use this mold to construct their traps. Another noteworthy observation is that, unlike typical mutualisms between ants and fungus, these ants do...

World Book Encyclopedia. ISBN 978-0-7166-0108-1. Way, M.J. (1963). "Mutualism between ants and honeydew-producing Homoptera". Annual Review of Entomology....

interaction force (competition/mutualism) or effect of individual fitness, according the stress gradient hypothesis and Mutualism Parasitism Continuum. Evolutionary...

"mycetangia") and infrabuccal pockets. Fungus pockets are found in ambrosia beetles, bark beetles, termites and attine ants. Biedermann, Peter H.W.; Vega, Fernando...

the diversity of Cretaceous termites and early fossil records showing mutualism between microorganisms and these insects, they possibly originated earlier...

facilitative interactions: Mutualism is an interaction between species that is beneficial to both. A familiar example of a mutualism is the relationship between...

of ants are known to eat fungi as a major part of their diet, but these ants in the Attini tribe have co-evolved with fungi, forming a mutualism that...