Species-specific ant brain manipulation by a specialized fungal parasite

BACKGROUND: A compelling demonstration of adaptation by natural selection is the ability of parasites to manipulate host behavior. One dramatic example involves fungal species from the genus Ophiocordyceps that control their ant hosts by inducing a biting behavior. Intensive sampling across the glob...

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Autores principales: de Bekker, Charissa, Quevillon, Lauren E, Smith, Philip B, Fleming, Kimberly R, Ghosh, Debashis, Patterson, Andrew D, Hughes, David P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25085339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-014-0166-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25085339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-014-0166-3

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