Proximate mechanism of behavioral manipulation of an orb-weaver spider host by a parasitoid wasp

Some ichneumonid wasps induce modifications in the web building behavior of their spider hosts to produce resistant “cocoon” webs. These structures hold and protect the wasp’s cocoon during pupa development. The mechanism responsible for host manipulation probably involves the inoculation of psychot...

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Autores principales: Kloss, Thiago Gechel, Gonzaga, Marcelo Oliveira, de Oliveira, Leandro Licursi, Sperber, Carlos Frankl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171336

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5291528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158280
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171336

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