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Post-mortem Changes in Chemical Profile and their Influence on Corpse Removal in Ants

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Costs of immunity in insects: an induced immune response increases metabolic rate and decreases antimicrobial activity

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Social prophylaxis through distant corpse removal in ants

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Sick ants become unsociable

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Evidence of cue synergism in termite corpse response behavior

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Altruistic self-removal of health-compromised honey bee workers from their hive

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Adaptive social immunity in leaf-cutting ants

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The presence of conifer resin decreases the use of the immune system in wood ants

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Description of a simple synthetic diet for studying nutritional responses in ants

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