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The life of a dead ant: the expression of an adaptive extended phenotype.

The American naturalist - 1 Sept 2009

Andersen Sandra B, Gerritsma Sylvia, Yusah Kalsum M, Mayntz David, Hywel-Jones Nigel L, Billen Johan, Boomsma Jacobus J, Hughes David P

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Specialized parasites are expected to express complex adaptations to their hosts. Manipulation of host behavior is such an adaptation. We studied the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, a locally specialized parasite of arboreal Camponotus leonardi ants. Ant-infecting Ophiocordyceps are known to...

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PMID: 19627240
DOI: 10.1086/603640

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