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.
Guardado en:
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 |
---|---|
Formato: | article |
Lenguaje: | EN |
Publicado: |
Nature Portfolio
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/893f15cebadf48fda1903ce146c284cc |
Etiquetas: |
Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
|
Ejemplares similares
-
From Plants to Ants: Fungal Modification of Leaf Lipids for Nutrition and Communication in the Leaf-Cutter Ant Fungal Garden Ecosystem
por: Lily Khadempour, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
Alexander, the King in Shining Armor
por: Victor Alonso Troncoso
Publicado: (2019) -
Looking for chinks in the armor of bacterial biofilms.
por: Don Monroe
Publicado: (2007) -
An Interview with Martha J. Cutter, Former Editor of MELUS
por: Rebecca Devers
Publicado: (2014) -
Progress in transparent bulletproof armor based on ceramics
por: LIU Jia-xi, et al.
Publicado: (2021)