Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants

Boris Baer; Sophie A. O. Armitage; Jacobus J. Boomsma

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Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants

Boris Baer Sophie A. O. Armitage

Jacobus J. Boomsma

Nature Vol. 441 No. 7095 pp. 872-875 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jun 01, 2006
Vol/Issue: 441(7095)
Pages: 872-875
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Boris Baer

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Sophie A. O. Armitage

Institute of Biology, Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, Germany

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Jacobus J. Boomsma

Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

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Boris Baer, Sophie A. O. Armitage, Jacobus J. Boomsma (2006). Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants. Nature, 441(7095), 872-875. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04698

Sperm storage induces an immunity cost in ants

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