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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |