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A sacrificial millipede altruistically protects its swarm using a drone blood enzyme, mandelonitrile oxidase

Soldiers of some eusocial insects exhibit an altruistic self-destructive defense behavior in emergency situations when attacked by large enemies. The swarm-forming invasive millipede, Chamberlinius hualienensis, which is not classified as eusocial animal, exudes irritant chemicals such as benzoyl cy...

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Autores principales: Ishida, Yuko, Kuwahara, Yasumasa, Dadashipour, Mohammad, Ina, Atsutoshi, Yamaguchi, Takuya, Morita, Masashi, Ichiki, Yayoi, Asano, Yasuhisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4893617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27265180
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep26998