Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants

Biomineral armour is known in a number of diverse creatures but has not previously been observed in insects. Here, the authors report on the discovery and characterization of high-magnesium calcite armour which overlays the exoskeletons of leaf-cutter ants.

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Autores principales:	Hongjie Li, Chang-Yu Sun, Yihang Fang, Caitlin M. Carlson, Huifang Xu, Ana Ješovnik, Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo, Robert Zarnowski, Hans A. Bechtel, John H. Fournelle, David R. Andes, Ted R. Schultz, Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert, Cameron R. Currie
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:893f15cebadf48fda1903ce146c284cc2021-12-02T14:16:24ZBiomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants10.1038/s41467-020-19566-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/893f15cebadf48fda1903ce146c284cc2020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19566-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Biomineral armour is known in a number of diverse creatures but has not previously been observed in insects. Here, the authors report on the discovery and characterization of high-magnesium calcite armour which overlays the exoskeletons of leaf-cutter ants.Hongjie LiChang-Yu SunYihang FangCaitlin M. CarlsonHuifang XuAna JešovnikJeffrey Sosa-CalvoRobert ZarnowskiHans A. BechtelJohn H. FournelleDavid R. AndesTed R. SchultzPupa U. P. A. GilbertCameron R. CurrieNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Science Q Hongjie Li Chang-Yu Sun Yihang Fang Caitlin M. Carlson Huifang Xu Ana Ješovnik Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo Robert Zarnowski Hans A. Bechtel John H. Fournelle David R. Andes Ted R. Schultz Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert Cameron R. Currie Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
description	Biomineral armour is known in a number of diverse creatures but has not previously been observed in insects. Here, the authors report on the discovery and characterization of high-magnesium calcite armour which overlays the exoskeletons of leaf-cutter ants.
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author	Hongjie Li Chang-Yu Sun Yihang Fang Caitlin M. Carlson Huifang Xu Ana Ješovnik Jeffrey Sosa-Calvo Robert Zarnowski Hans A. Bechtel John H. Fournelle David R. Andes Ted R. Schultz Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert Cameron R. Currie
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title	Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
title_short	Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
title_full	Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
title_fullStr	Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
title_full_unstemmed	Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
title_sort	biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/893f15cebadf48fda1903ce146c284cc
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Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants

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