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Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant

Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant

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Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant

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Full title

Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant

Publisher

New York: Springer Science + Business Media

Journal title

Microbial ecology, 2018-08, Vol.76 (2), p.530-543

Language

English

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New York: Springer Science + Business Media

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Contents

Group-living can promote the evolution of adaptive strategies to prevent and control disease. Fungus-gardening ants must cope with two sets of pathogens, those that afflict the ants themselves and those of their symbiotic fungal gardens. While much research has demonstrated the impact of specialized fungal pathogens that infect ant fungus gardens,...

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Full title

Symbiont-Mediated Host-Parasite Dynamics in a Fungus-Gardening Ant

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2131866129

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2131866129

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ISSN

0095-3628,1432-184X

E-ISSN

1432-184X

DOI

10.1007/s00248-017-1124-6

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