Corpse management of the invasive Argentine ant inhibits growth of pathogenic fungi

A dead conspecific poses a potential pathogen risk for social animals. We have discovered that Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) prevent spread of pathogenic fungi from corpses by depositing the dead to combined toilet and refuse areas and applying pygidial gland secretion on them. The presence of...

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Autores principales: Kesäniemi, Jenni, Koskimäki, Janne J., Jurvansuu, Jaana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44144-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31110201
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44144-z

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