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Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits

Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits

Hughes, D. P.;Kronauer, Daniel J. C.;Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001
Date: 2008

Abstract:

Summary A recent study has discovered a novel extended phenotype of a nematode which alters its ant host to resemble ripe fruit. The infected ants are in turn eaten by frugivorous birds that disperse the nematode's eggs.

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Hughes, D. P., Kronauer, Daniel J. C., and Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos. 2008. "Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits." Current Biology. 18 (7):R294–R295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001

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