A symbiotic aphid selfishly manipulates attending ants via dopamine in honeydew

Abstract Symbiotic relationships are widespread in nature, but the mechanisms maintaining these relationships remain to be elucidated because symbiosis incurs a maintenance cost to each participant, which lowers its reproductive rate. In host-parasite relationships, parasites are known to manipulate...

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Main Authors: Tatsumi Kudo, Hitoshi Aonuma, Eisuke Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97666-w