Social evolution: sick ants face death alone.

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Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
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Title
Social evolution: sick ants face death alone.
Journal
Current Biology
Author(s)
Chapuisat M.
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
20
Number
3
Pages
R104-R105
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Comment ; Journal Article
Abstract
Social insects not only live altruistically, they die so: a new study reveals that moribund ants abandon their nests to die in seclusion, which reduces the risk of transmitting diseases to relatives.
Keywords
Animals, Ants/microbiology, Ants/physiology, Biological Evolution, Metarhizium/pathogenicity, Social Behavior
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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