Trade-offs between immunity and competitive ability in fighting ant males
Abstract Background Fighting disease while fighting rivals exposes males to constraints and trade-offs during male-male competition. We here tested how both the stage and intensity of infection with the fungal pathogen Metarhizium robertsii interfere with fighting success in Cardiocondyla obscurior...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02137-7 |