An insect-induced novel plant phenotype for sustaining social life in a closed system

Foraging, defense and waste disposal are essential for sustaining social insect colonies. Hence, their nest generally has an open structure, wherein specialized castes called workers and soldiers perform these tasks. However, some social aphids form completely closed galls, wherein hundreds to thous...

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Autores principales: Kutsukake, Mayako, Meng, Xian-Ying, Katayama, Noboru, Nikoh, Naruo, Shibao, Harunobu, Fukatsu, Takema
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2187

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149732
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2187

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