Prudent behavior rather than chemical deception enables a parasite to exploit its ant host
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary134
Abstract: Many parasites display complex strategies to evade host detection. The principal view is that the parasites of social insects deceive their host by means of advanced chemical adaptations such as mimicking the cuticular host recognition… read more here.
Keywords: chemical deception; detection; host detection; host ... See more keywords
Hijacking time: How Ophiocordyceps fungi could be using ant host clocks to manipulate behavior
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DOI: 10.1111/pim.12909
Abstract: Ophiocordyceps fungi manipulate ant behaviour as a transmission strategy. Conspicuous changes in the daily timing of disease phenotypes suggest that Ophiocordyceps and other manipulators could be hijacking the host clock. We discuss the available data… read more here.
Keywords: time; ant host; host; fungi could ... See more keywords