Increased Male-Male Mounting Behaviour in Desert Locusts during Infection with an Entomopathogenic Fungus

Same-sex sexual behaviour occurs across diverse animal taxa, but adaptive explanations can be difficult to determine. Here we investigate male-male mounting (MMM) behaviour in female-deprived desert locust males infected with the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum. Over a four-week period,...

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Autores principales: Clancy, Lisa M., Cooper, Amy L., Griffith, Gareth W., Santer, Roger D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28720859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05800-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28720859
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05800-4

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