Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits

dc.contributor.author	Hughes, D. P.
dc.contributor.author	Kronauer, Daniel J. C.
dc.contributor.author	Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos
dc.date.accessioned	2011-02-09T20:04:00Z
dc.date.available	2011-02-09T20:04:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008
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.
dc.format.extent	R294–R295
dc.identifier	0960-9822
dc.identifier.citation	Hughes, D. P., Kronauer, Daniel J. C., and Boomsma, Jacobus J. Koos. 2008. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/11949">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>.
dc.identifier.issn	0960-9822
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11949
dc.relation.ispartof	Current Biology 18 (7)
dc.title	Extended phenotype: Nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed Fruits
dc.type	article
sro.description.unit	Encyclopedia of Life
sro.description.unit	Forces of Change
sro.description.unit	STRI
sro.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001
sro.identifier.itemID	74294
sro.identifier.refworksID	42998
sro.identifier.url	https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/11949

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