Natural history and phylogeny of the fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini)

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Mehdiabadi, Natasha J. [1 ,2 ]
Schultz, Ted R. [1 ,2 ]
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[1] Smithsonian Inst, Dept Entomol, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20013 USA
[2] Smithsonian Inst, Labs Analyt Biol, NHB, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20013 USA
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美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Hymenoptera; Formicidae; fungus-growing ants; leafcutter ants; colony life; natural history; evolution; mating; agriculture; review; LEAF-CUTTING ANT; TRACHYMYRMEX-SEPTENTRIONALIS HYMENOPTERA; ACROMYRMEX-OCTOSPINOSUS HYMENOPTERA; MYCOCEPURUS-SMITHII HYMENOPTERA; CYPHOMYRMEX-LONGISCAPUS WEBER; GROWING ANTS; NEST ARCHITECTURE; GARDENING ANT; COLONY FOUNDATION; SEX-RATIO;
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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Ants of the tribe Attini comprise a monophyletic group of approximately 230 described and many more undescribed species that obligately depend on the cultivation of fungus for food. In return, the ants nourish, protect, and disperse their fungal cultivars. Although all members of this tribe cultivate fungi, attine ants are surprisingly heterogeneous with regard to symbiont associations and agricultural system, colony size and social structure, nesting behavior, and mating system. This variation is a key reason that the Attini have become a model system for understanding the evolution of complex symbioses. Here, we review the natural-history traits of fungus-growing ants in the context of a recently published phylogeny, collating patterns of evolution and symbiotic coadaptation in a variety of colony and fungus-gardening traits in a number of major lineages. We discuss the implications of these patterns and suggest future research directions.
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