Trade-offs between immunity and competitive ability in fighting ant males

BACKGROUND: Fighting disease while fighting rivals exposes males to constraints and trade-offs during male-male competition. We here tested how both the stage and intensity of infection with the fungal pathogen Metarhizium robertsii interfere with fighting success in Cardiocondyla obscurior ant male...

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Autores principales: Metzler, Sina, Kirchner, Jessica, Grasse, Anna V, Cremer, Sylvia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10405452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37550612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02137-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10405452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37550612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02137-7

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