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Acromyrmex fowleri: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants from South America, with a discussion of social parasite biogeography in the Neotropical region
(2019-08-01)
Ant inquiline social parasites obligately depend on their hosts for survival and reproduction. Because of their shift from a eusocial to a socially parasitic life history, inquiline social parasites are interesting study ...
Fecal avoidance and gastrointestinal parasitism in semi-free ranging woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha poeppigii)
(Springer, 2023)
Abstract: Epidemiological studies have identified numerous environmental and individual characteristics underlying the heterogeneity of gastrointestinal parasitism within host populations. However, the contribution of ...
Acromyrmex charruanus: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants
(Springer, 2015-08-01)
Social parasites exploit the colony resources of social species to secure their own survival and reproduction. Social parasites are frequently studied as models for conflict and cooperation as well as for speciation. The ...
Development of twenty-one polymorphic microsatellite markers for the fungus-growing ant, Mycocepurus goeldii (Formicidae: Attini), using Illumina paired-end genomic sequencing
(Springer, 2014-09-01)
Obligate social parasites, or inquilines, exploit the colonies of free-living social species and evolved at least 80 times in ants alone. Most species of the highly specialized inquiline social parasites are rare, only ...
Control of parasitic infections among school children in the peri-urban area of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(1996-09-23)
The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was investigated in a primary school located in Rubiao Junior, a peri-urban district of Botucatu, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, in order to assess the effect of treatment and practical ...
Control of parasitic infections among school children in the peri-urban area of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(1996-09-23)
The prevalence of intestinal parasitosis was investigated in a primary school located in Rubiao Junior, a peri-urban district of Botucatu, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, in order to assess the effect of treatment and practical ...