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Olfactory Cues from Pathogenic Fungus Affect the Direction of Motion of Termites, Coptotermes formosanus

Formosan subterranean termites, Coptotermes formosanus, tend to avoid pathogen odors when tested in Y-tube olfactometers, but approach and groom exposed nestmates to remove pathogens from their cuticle and maintain a healthy population. To better understand their differential reaction to pathogens a...

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Autores principales: Yanagawa, Aya, Imai, Tomoya, Akino, Toshiharu, Toh, Yoshihiro, Yoshimura, Tsuyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675792/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26563202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0649-8