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- URN to cite this document:
- urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-509515
- DOI to cite this document:
- 10.5283/epub.50951
Abstract
1. Bacterial endosymbionts play a fundamental role in insect ecology. Ants host a large diversity of bacterial symbionts, but comparably little is known about how the loss or reduction of symbionts affects ant fitness. 2. We investigated the effects of the rifampicin, a commonly used antibiotic, on colonies from several populations of the globally distributed tramp ant Cardiocondyla obscurior, ...

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