Brood Ball-Mediated Transmission of Microbiome Members in the Dung Beetle, Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Insects feeding on plant sap, blood, and other nutritionally incomplete diets are typically associated with mutualistic bacteria that supplement missing nutrients. Herbivorous mammal dung contains more than 86% cellulose and lacks amino acids essential for insect development and reproduction. Yet on...

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Autores principales: Estes, Anne M., Hearn, David J., Snell-Rood, Emilie C., Feindler, Michele, Feeser, Karla, Abebe, Tselotie, Dunning Hotopp, Julie C., Moczek, Armin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079061

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24223880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079061

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