Harbouring Blochmannia incurs costs: a trade-off between the necessity of the obligate primary endosymbiont for brood development and its costs for adult carpenter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Preuss, A.; Czuppon, P.; Ernst,U.R.; Gadau,J.
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedDetails about the publication
Journal: Myrmecological news
Volume: 33
Status: Published
Release year: 2023
Keywords: Bacterial mutualist; symbiosis; brood-rearing success; antibiotics; cross-fostering; conflict
Authors from the University of Münster
| Czuppon, Peter | Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity (IEB) |
| Ernst, Ulrich | Professorship for Molecular Evolutionary Biology (Prof. Gadau) |
| Gadau, Jürgen Rudolf | Professorship for Molecular Evolutionary Biology (Prof. Gadau) |