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Preventing Transmission of Lethal Disease: Removal Behaviour of Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Towards Fungus Contaminated Aphids
SIMPLE SUMMARY: To decrease the risk of infection transmission, ants are known to use a number of defensive mechanisms. One of them is the removal of conidia-contaminated aphids and sporulating cadavers, which is aimed at limiting contacts with potentially dangerous entities. This quarantining behav...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7911655/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33498832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12020099 |