Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits

dc.contributor.author	Hughes, D. P.	en
dc.contributor.author	Kronauer, Daniel J. C.	en
dc.contributor.author	Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos	en
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-09T20:04:00Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-09T20:04:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.citation	Hughes, D. P., Kronauer, Daniel J. C., and Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos. 2008. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F11949">Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits</a>." <em>Current Biology</em>. 18 (7):R294–R295. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001</a>	en
dc.identifier.issn	0960-9822
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11949
dc.description.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.	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Current Biology	en
dc.title	Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.identifier.srbnumber	74294
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001
rft.jtitle	Current Biology
rft.volume	18
rft.issue	7
rft.spage	R294
rft.epage	R295
dc.description.SIUnit	Encyclopedia of Life	en
dc.description.SIUnit	Forces of Change	en
dc.description.SIUnit	STRI	en
dc.description.SIUnit	Peer-reviewed	en
dc.citation.spage	R294
dc.citation.epage	R295

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