| Literature DB >> 18397736 |
D P Hughes1, D J C Kronauer, J J Boomsma.
Abstract
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.Mesh：
Year: 2008 PMID： 18397736 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834