Cargando…
Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies
BACKGROUND: The brood of ants and other social insects is highly susceptible to pathogens, particularly those that penetrate the soft larval and pupal cuticle. We here test whether the presence of a pupal cocoon, which occurs in some ant species but not in others, affects the sanitary brood care and...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2013
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854126/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24125481 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-225 |