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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...
Autores principales: | Metzler, Sina, Kirchner, Jessica, Grasse, Anna V, Cremer, Sylvia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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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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