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Altruistic defence behaviours in aphids

BACKGROUND: Altruistic anti-predatory behaviours pose an evolutionary problem because they are costly to the actor and beneficial to the recipients. Altruistic behaviours can evolve through indirect fitness benefits when directed toward kin. The altruistic nature of anti-predatory behaviours is ofte...

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Main Authors: Wu, Gi-Mick, Boivin, Guy, Brodeur, Jacques, Giraldeau, Luc-Alain, Outreman, Yannick
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823731/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20089189
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-19
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