A meta-analysis testing eusocial co-option theories in termite gut physiology and symbiosis
The termite gut accomplishes key physiologic functions that underlie termite symbiosis and sociality. However, potential candidate functions of the host-symbiont holobiome have not yet been explored across seemingly divergent processes such as digestion, immunity, caste differentiation, and xenobiot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Communicative & Integrative Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2017.1295187 |