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A gene associated with social immunity in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides

Some group-living species exhibit social immunity, where the immune response of one individual can protect others in the group from infection. In burying beetles, this is part of parental care. Larvae feed on vertebrate carcasses which their parents smear with exudates that inhibit microbial growth....

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Publicado en:Proc Biol Sci
Autores principales: Palmer, William J., Duarte, Ana, Schrader, Matthew, Day, Jonathan P., Kilner, Rebecca, Jiggins, Francis M.
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Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4795035/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26817769
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2733
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