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Influence of Fungal Odor on Grooming Behavior of the Termite, Coptotermes formosanus

The termite Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) protects itself from entomopathogenic fungus by mutual grooming behavior. C. formosanus removes foreign organisms, such as fungal conidia, from the body surface of its nestmates by mutual grooming behavior and eating them. The co...

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Autores principales: Yanagawa, Aya, Yokohari, Fumio, Shimizu, Susumu
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3016997/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21073347
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.14101