Social Prophylaxis: Group Interaction Promotes Collective Immunity in Ant Colonies

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 1967-1971

  Ugelvig, Line V ^a   Cremer, Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EVO_ECOL

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; HERD IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, HERD; METARHIZIUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 36049045075     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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