Disease Dynamics in a Specialized Parasite of Ant Societies

Coevolution between ant colonies and their rare specialized parasites are intriguing, because lethal infections of workers may correspond to tolerable chronic diseases of colonies, but the parasite adaptations that allow stable coexistence with ants are virtually unknown. We explore the trade-offs e...

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Autores principales: Andersen, Sandra B., Ferrari, Matthew, Evans, Harry C., Elliot, Simon L., Boomsma, Jacobus J., Hughes, David P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3342268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22567151
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036352

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