Social evolution: sick ants face death alone.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_39B68C2DF3A4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
Collection
Publications
Institution
UNIL/CHUV
Title
Social evolution: sick ants face death alone.
Journal
Current biology
Author(s)
Chapuisat M.
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/02/2010
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
20
Number
3
Pages
R104-5
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Comment
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Social insects not only live altruistically, they die so: a new study reveals that moribund ants abandon their nests to die in seclusion, which reduces the risk of transmitting diseases to relatives.
Keywords
Animals, Ants/microbiology, Ants/physiology, Biological Evolution, Metarhizium/pathogenicity, Social Behavior
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_39B68C2DF3A40
OAI-PMH
oai:serval.unil.ch:BIB_39B68C2DF3A4
DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.037
Pubmed
20144768
Web of science
000274574100017
Open Access
Yes
Create date
08/01/2010 8:42
Last modification date
05/09/2024 9:00
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