Experimental evidence of a tripartite mutualism: bacteria protect ant fungus gardens from specialized parasites.
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The importance of a third mutualist within the ancient symbiosis between leaf-cutting ants and their fungal cultivars is examined. The role of a filamentous bacterium (actinomycete) that is typically carried on the cuticle of fungus growing ants in suppressing the growth of a specialized microfungal parasite (Escovopsis) of the fungus garden is examined.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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Testing whether any of the significant tests within a table are indeed significant
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The process of multiple statistical testing in ecological research is discussed. A Fisher's combination test for combining independent P-values is conducted and it is found that at least one of the two loci with individual P-values smaller than 0.05 is indeed significant.
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Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2004
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