| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10970907 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We compared brood tolerance of slave-making ants' host and nonhost species. ⺠Host species' colonies were less tolerant to alien pupae than nonhost species. ⺠Enslaved workers were more tolerant to alien pupae than free-living conspecifics. ⺠Enslaved workers groomed alien parasite more than alien conspecific brood. ⺠Host-parasite interaction may shape social recognition mechanisms in ants.
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Authors
Olivier Delattre, Nicolas Châline, Stéphane Chameron, Emmanuel Lecoutey, Pierre Jaisson,