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The Parasitoid, Verticia fasciventris Causes Morphological and Behavioral Changes in Infected Soldiers of the Fungus-Growing Termite, Macrotermes carbonarius
The larval parasitoid Verticia fasciventris Malloch (Diptera: Calliphoridae) develops in the head of soldiers of the fungus-growing termite Macrotermes carbonarius (Hagen) (Isoptera: Termitidae). Morphological and behavioral changes in the host were evaluated and the termite castes and stages that w...
Autores principales: | Neoh, Kok-Boon, Lee, Chow-Yang |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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University of Wisconsin Library
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3281457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861651 http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.011.4701 |
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