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Mass killing by female soldier larvae is adaptive for the killed male larvae in a polyembryonic wasp
Self-sacrifice is very rare among organisms. Here, we report a new and astonishing case of adaptive self-sacrifice in a polyembryonic parasitic wasp, Copidosoma floridanum. This wasp is unique in terms of its larval cloning and soldier larvae. Male clone larvae have been found to be killed by female...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6517382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31089143 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43643-3 |