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Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers

Social insects are hosts of diverse parasites, but the influence of these parasites on phenotypic host traits is not yet well understood. Here, we tracked the survival of tapeworm-infected ant workers, their uninfected nest-mates and of ants from unparasitized colonies. Our multi-year study on the a...

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Autores principales: Beros, Sara, Lenhart, Anna, Scharf, Inon, Negroni, Matteo Antoine, Menzel, Florian, Foitzik, Susanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8131941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34017599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.202118