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Symbiont selection via alcohol benefits fungus farming by ambrosia beetles
Animal–microbe mutualisms are typically maintained by vertical symbiont transmission or partner choice. A third mechanism, screening of high-quality symbionts, has been predicted in theory, but empirical examples are rare. Here we demonstrate that ambrosia beetles rely on ethanol within host trees f...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5924889/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29632193 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1716852115 |