Ants farm subterranean aphids mostly in single clone groups - an example of prudent husbandry for carbohydrates and proteins?

Aniek B. F. Ivens, Daniel J. C. Kronauer, I. Pen, F. J. Weissing, J. J. Boomsma

Animal Ecology

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Original language	English
Journal	BMC Evolutionary Biology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-12-106
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2012

Keywords

Cultivation mutualism
Host-symbiont conflict
Symbiont competition
Monoculture
Clonal mixing

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