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The nesting preference of an invasive ant is associated with the cues produced by actinobacteria in soil
Soil-dwelling animals are at risk of pathogen infection in soils. When choosing nesting sites, animals could reduce this risk by avoiding contact with pathogens, yet there is currently little evidence. We tested this hypothesis using Solenopsis invicta as a model system. Newly mated queens of S. inv...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482974/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32913361 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008800 |