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Social interactions promote adaptive resource defense in ants

Social insects vigorously defend their nests against con- and heterospecific competitors. Collective defense is also seen at highly profitable food sources. Aggressive responses are elicited or promoted by several means of communication, e.g. alarm pheromones and other chemical markings. In this stu...

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Autores principales: Kleineidam, Christoph Johannes, Heeb, Eva Linda, Neupert, Stefanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28910322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183872