Ant queens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are attracted to fungal pathogens during the initial stage of colony founding

Myrmecological News

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 71-76

  Brütsch, Timothée ^a   Felden, Antoine ^a   Reber, Anabelle ^a   Chapuisat, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colony founding; Pathogen avoidance; Pleometrosis; Social immunity

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FORMICA SELYSI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HYMENOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; PETROMYCES ALLIACEUS;

EID: 84907010570     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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