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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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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 |