Name - Sericomyrmex amabilis

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1968896 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheel.

• Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler 1925

• Sericomyrmex amabilis Wheeler

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Recent Publications

• Prudent inquilines and proactive hosts: behavioral dynamics between an ant social parasite, Megalomyrmex symmetochus and its fungus-growing ant host, Sericomyrmex amabilis.
• Variable interaction specificity and symbiont performance in Panamanian Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants.
• Quality and quantity: transitions in antimicrobial gland use for parasite defense.
• The farming ant Sericomyrmex amabilis nutritionally manages its fungal symbiont and its social parasite.
• Host colony integration: Megalomyrmex guest ant parasites maintain peace with their host using weaponry.

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