Sanitizing the fortress: protection of ant brood and nest material by worker antibiotics
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Title
Sanitizing the fortress: protection of ant brood and nest material by worker antibiotics
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Keywords
Parasite, Social immunity, Social insect, Disease resistance, Metapleural gland, Venom gland, Nest hygiene, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Metarhizium</em>, <em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Aspergillus</em>
Journal
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
Volume 68, Issue 3, Pages 499-507
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2013-12-12
DOI
10.1007/s00265-013-1664-9
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