Ant queens cannibalise infected brood to contain disease spread and recycle nutrients
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DOI: 10.1101/2024.03.13.584778
Abstract: Filial cannibalism, where parents eat their own offspring, is a taxonomically widespread behaviour with a multitude of potential adaptive explanations. Of these, the impact of parasites on the expression of filial cannibalism is particularly poorly… read more here.
Keywords: cannibalism; brood contain; filial cannibalism; ant queens ... See more keywords