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The effects of social environment and the metapleural gland on disease resistance in acorn ants

2021-12-14

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Eusocial species differ in living conditions when compared to solitary species primarily due to the dense living conditions of genetically related individuals. Consequently, these crowded conditions can induce a high rate of pathogen transmission and pathogen susceptibility. To resist an epidemic, individuals rely on sets of behaviors, known as social immunity, to decrease pathogen transmission among nestmates. Al...

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Literature Corpus work: 89468478-bbfc-5daa-9b03-4a2f1f496ab0
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.14.472662

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