Camponotusfloridanus Ants Incur a Trade-Off between Phenotypic Development and Pathogen Susceptibility from Their Mutualistic Endosymbiont Blochmannia

Various insects engage in microbial mutualisms in which the reciprocal benefits exceed the costs. Ants of the genus Camponotus benefit from nutrient supplementation by their mutualistic endosymbiotic bacteria, Blochmannia, but suffer a cost in tolerating and regulating the symbiont. This cost sugges...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Insects (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2018-06, Vol.9 (2)
Hauptverfasser:	Sinotte, Veronica M, Freedman, Samantha N, Ugelvig, Line V, Seid, Marc A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Communication
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