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Lethal Fighting in Nematodes Is Dependent on Developmental Pathway: Male-Male Fighting in the Entomopathogenic Nematode Steinernema longicaudum

Aggressive encounters occur between competitors (particularly males) throughout the animal kingdom, and in some species can result in severe injury and death. Here we describe for the first time lethal interactions between male nematodes and provide evidence that the expression of this behaviour is...

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Autores principales: Zenner, Annemie N. R. L., O'Callaghan, Kathryn M., Griffin, Christine T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24586738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089385