Social Complexity and Nesting Habits Are Factors in the Evolution of Antimicrobial Defences in Wasps

Microbial diseases are important selective agents in social insects and one major defense mechanism is the secretion of cuticular antimicrobial compounds. We hypothesized that given differences in group size, social complexity, and nest type the secretions of these antimicrobials will be under diffe...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hoggard, Stephen J., Wilson, Peter D., Beattie, Andrew J., Stow, Adam J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21754998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021763

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21754998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021763

Ejemplares similares