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Zombie ant death grip due to hypercontracted mandibular muscles

There are numerous examples of parasites that manipulate the behavior of the hosts that they infect. One such host–pathogen relationship occurs between the ‘zombie-ant fungus’ Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato and its carpenter ant host. Infected ants climb to elevated locations and bite onto v...

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Publicat a:J Exp Biol
Autors principals: Mangold, Colleen A., Ishler, Melissa J., Loreto, Raquel G., Hazen, Missy L., Hughes, David P.
Format: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicat: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2019
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Accés en línia:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6679347/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315924
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.200683
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