ArticleRoyal Society open science2021
Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers.
Article in Royal Society open science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
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- DNA methylation extends lifespan in the bumblebeeProceedings. Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Injury shortens life expectancy in ants and affects some risk-related decisions of workers.Animal cognition · 2023Article
- Is Aging an Inevitable Characteristic of Organic Life or an Evolutionary Adaptation?Biochemistry. Biokhimiia · 2022Review
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- Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers.Royal Society open science · 2021Article
- Parasite Presence Induces Gene Expression Changes in an Ant Host Related to Immunity and Longevity.Genes · 2021Article
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Abstract
Social insects are hosts of diverse parasites, but the influence of these parasites on phenotypic host traits is not yet well understood. Here, we tracked the survival of tapeworm-infected ant workers, their uninfected nest-mates and of ants from unparasitized colonies. Our multi-year study on the ant
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