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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...
Autores principales: | Yanagawa, Aya, Yokohari, Fumio, Shimizu, Susumu |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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