One nutritional symbiosis begat another: Phylogenetic evidence that the ant tribe Camponotini acquired <it>Blochmannia </it>by tending sap-feeding insects
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial endosymbiosis has a recurring significance in the evolution of insects. An estimated 10-20% of insect species depend on bacterial associates for their nutrition and reproductive viability. Members of the ant tribe Camponoti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/292 |