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Do Termites Avoid Carcasses? Behavioral Responses Depend on the Nature of the Carcasses
BACKGROUND: Undertaking behavior is a significant adaptation to social life in enclosed nests. Workers are known to remove dead colony members from the nest. Such behavior prevents the spread of pathogens that may be detrimental to a colony. To date, little is known about the ethological aspects of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3338677/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22558452 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036375 |