Investigating the role of metapleural glands in social immunity and the role of co-founding in pathogen resistance in Messor barbarus
The risk of pathogen infection due to increased within-group transmission is theorised to be a major potential cost of group-living and eusociality. Many eusocial insects have evolved defence mechanisms to mitigate this risk and mount collective defences against pathogens. Social immunity describes...
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| Format: | Thesis (University of Nottingham only) |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/80708/ |