Queens stay, workers leave: caste-specific responses to fatal infections in an ant

BACKGROUND: The intense interactions among closely related individuals in animal societies provide perfect conditions for the spread of pathogens. Social insects have therefore evolved counter-measures on the cellular, individual, and social level to reduce the infection risk. One striking example i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Giehr, Julia, Heinze, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1320-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1320-0

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