Direct Evidence for Cannibalistic Necrophagy as a Way of Nitrogen Recycling in Ants
Adequate nitrogen sources are indispensable for the development and reproduction of most animals. Some observations suggest that eusocial insects, such as termites or ants, can cover the protein requirements of their growing larvae by consuming the corpses of their own nestmates, a behavior known as...
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Cikk |
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2025
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| Sorozat: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
15 No. 10 |
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| doi: | 10.1002/ece3.72253 |
| mtmt: | 36399969 |
| Online Access: | http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/38145 |