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