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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-384035
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.38403
Abstract
BackgroundThe intense interactions among closely related individuals in animal societies provide perfect conditions for the spread of pathogens. Social insects have therefore evolved counter-measures on the cellular, individual, and social level to reduce the infection risk. One striking example is altruistic self-removal, i.e., lethally infected workers leave the nest and die in isolation to ...

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