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Convergent evolution of a labile nutritional symbiosis in ants

Ants are among the most successful organisms on Earth. It has been suggested that forming symbioses with nutrient-supplementing microbes may have contributed to their success, by allowing ants to invade otherwise inaccessible niches. However, it is unclear whether ants have evolved symbioses repeate...

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Autores principales: Jackson, Raphaella, Monnin, David, Patapiou, Patapios A., Golding, Gemma, Helanterä, Heikki, Oettler, Jan, Heinze, Jürgen, Wurm, Yannick, Economou, Chloe K., Chapuisat, Michel, Henry, Lee M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35701539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01256-1