Tolerating an infection: an indirect benefit of co-founding queen associations in the ant Lasius niger
Pathogens exert a strong selection pressure on organisms to evolve effective immune defences. In addition to individual immunity, social organisms can act cooperatively to produce collective defences. In many ant species, queens have the option to found a colony alone or in groups with other, often...
Main Authors: | Pull, CD, Hughes, WOH, Brown, MJF |
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprog: | English |
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Springer
2013
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