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The Role of Antennae in Removing Entomopathogenic Fungi from Cuticle of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus

Our previous research has shown that the termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), protects itself from entomopathogenic fungi by mutual grooming behavior. The termite removes and discards foreign organisms, such as fungal conidia, from the body surface of its nestmates by...

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Autores principales: Yanagawa, Aya, Yokohari, Fumio, Shimizu, Susumu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3011873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19611249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.009.0601