Manipulation of wasp (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) behavior by the entomopathogenic fungus ophiocordyceps humbertii in the atlantic forest in Ceará, Brazil1
Behavioral manipulation of hosts by parasites is important to increase the parasite fitness. Some species within the genus Ophiocordyceps, notably pathogens of ants, induce changes in the host's behavior, leading the host to die outside the colony and locking its mandibles on the edge of leaves. Thi...
| Autor principal: | Sobczak, Jober Fernando |
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| Outros Autores: | Paiva Arruda, Italo Diego, Fonseca, Emily Oliveira, Queiroz Rabelo, Paulo Julião, Sousa Nóbrega, Francisco Ageu de, Pires, Joedson Castro, Somavilla, Alexandre |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | English |
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Entomological News
2020
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16535 |