Host specificity of parasite manipulation: Zombie ant death location in Thailand vs. Brazil.
Commun Integr Biol
; 5(2): 163-5, 2012 Mar 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22808322
Recently we presented how Camponotus ants in Thailand infected with the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis are behaviorally manipulated into dying where the conditions are optimal for fungal development. Death incurred in a very narrow zone of space and here we compare this highly specific manipulation with a related system in Brazil. We show that the behavioral manipulation is less fine-tuned and discuss the potential explanations for this by examining differences in ant host and environmental characteristics.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Commun Integr Biol
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos