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Quarantining behaviour in ants: are Myrmica aphid milkers able to detect and get rid of fungus‐contaminated aphids?
2020-11-01
Abstract excerpt
Fungal infections are highly dangerous for social insects including ants. Close trophobiotic interaction between ants and aphids promotes infection transmission, as aphids can be a disease vector. The ability of ants to detect fungus‐infected aphids and get rid of them is important to the prosperity of both symbiotic partners. However, the diversity of quarantining behaviour among ants is still poorly studied. Her...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8e012138-1cbd-51c7-af4c-be13fcee3938
- DOI
- 10.1111/eea.12985