Mandibles of Leaf-Cutting Ants: Morphology Related to Food Preference
Feed adaptation is crucial for the ecological success of animals, which explore specific or varied resources according to the suitability of the selected feature. We hypothesized that the mandibles of leaf-cutting ants exhibit a greater degree of specialization because of the specific food preferen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1014 |