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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
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
Abstract: Group-living species have to deal with higher risks of exposure to pathogens and of diseas...
Each evening, a few workers of a Brazilian ant doom themselves to die overnight by remaining outside...
Life-history theory predicts that organisms should alter their behavior if life expectancy declines....
SummarySocial insects not only live altruistically, they die so: a new study reveals that moribund a...
SummaryAnimal societies provide perfect conditions for the spread of infections and are therefore ex...
BackgroundThe intense interactions among closely related individuals in animal societies provide per...
<div><p>Despite the growing number of experimental studies on mechanisms of social immunity in ant s...
Sociality increases exposure to pathogens. Therefore, social insects have developed a wide range of ...
Social deprivation can have negative effects on the lives of social animals, including humans, yet l...
Ants have developed prophylactic and hygienic behaviours in order to limit risks of pathogenic outbr...
peer reviewedSociality increases exposure to pathogens. Therefore, social insects have developed a w...
Sociality increases risks of disease transmission as genetically related individuals live in a confi...
Background: Social insects form densely crowded societies in environments with high pathogen loads, ...
Social insects protect their colonies from infectious disease through collective defences that resul...
Social organisms face a high risk of epidemics, and respond to this threat by combining efficient in...
Abstract: Group-living species have to deal with higher risks of exposure to pathogens and of diseas...
Each evening, a few workers of a Brazilian ant doom themselves to die overnight by remaining outside...
Life-history theory predicts that organisms should alter their behavior if life expectancy declines....
SummarySocial insects not only live altruistically, they die so: a new study reveals that moribund a...
SummaryAnimal societies provide perfect conditions for the spread of infections and are therefore ex...
BackgroundThe intense interactions among closely related individuals in animal societies provide per...
<div><p>Despite the growing number of experimental studies on mechanisms of social immunity in ant s...
Sociality increases exposure to pathogens. Therefore, social insects have developed a wide range of ...
Social deprivation can have negative effects on the lives of social animals, including humans, yet l...
Ants have developed prophylactic and hygienic behaviours in order to limit risks of pathogenic outbr...
peer reviewedSociality increases exposure to pathogens. Therefore, social insects have developed a w...
Sociality increases risks of disease transmission as genetically related individuals live in a confi...
Background: Social insects form densely crowded societies in environments with high pathogen loads, ...
Social insects protect their colonies from infectious disease through collective defences that resul...
Social organisms face a high risk of epidemics, and respond to this threat by combining efficient in...
Abstract: Group-living species have to deal with higher risks of exposure to pathogens and of diseas...
Each evening, a few workers of a Brazilian ant doom themselves to die overnight by remaining outside...
Life-history theory predicts that organisms should alter their behavior if life expectancy declines....
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