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| Title |
Yet More “Weeds” in the Garden: Fungal Novelties from Nests of Leaf-Cutting Ants
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0082265 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Juliana O. Augustin, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Robson J. Nascimento, Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti, Robert W. Barreto, Simon L. Elliot, Harry C. Evans |
| Abstract |
Symbiotic relationships modulate the evolution of living organisms in all levels of biological organization. A notable example of symbiosis is that of attine ants (Attini; Formicidae: Hymenoptera) and their fungal cultivars (Lepiotaceae and Pterulaceae; Agaricales: Basidiomycota). In recent years, this mutualism has emerged as a model system for studying coevolution, speciation, and multitrophic interactions. Ubiquitous in this ant-fungal symbiosis is the "weedy" fungus Escovopsis (Hypocreales: Ascomycota), known only as a mycoparasite of attine fungal gardens. Despite interest in its biology, ecology and molecular phylogeny--noting, especially, the high genetic diversity encountered--which has led to a steady flow of publications over the past decade, only two species of Escovopsis have formally been described. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 13 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 23% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 8% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 8% |
| Denmark | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 69% |
| Scientists | 4 | 31% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 74 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 1% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 68 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 16% |
| Researcher | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Professor | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 28% |
| Unknown | 13 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 40 | 54% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 August 2014.
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