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A gene associated with social immunity in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2016 Palmer WJ +5 more
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Nest observations reveal hygienic nest architecture and behavior in an Arctic bumble bee species
Ecosphere, 2023 Many bumble bee species are declining worldwide. Disease and habitat loss are two contributors to these declines, yet little is known about disease transmission within bumble bee colonies or bumble bee nesting habitat requirements.
Leah Valdes, Hailey Scofield
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Current Biology, 2007 Social insect colonies have evolved collective immune defences against parasites. These 'social immune systems' result from the cooperation of the individual group members to combat the increased risk of disease transmission that arises from sociality and group living. In this review we illustrate the pathways that parasites can take to infect a social
Cremer, Sylvia +2 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Colonial organisms host a large diversity of symbionts (collectively, parasites, mutualists, and commensals) that use vertical transmission (from parent colony to offspring colony) and/or horizontal transmission to disperse between host colonies.
Zachary I. Phillips +2 more
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Personal immunity versus social immunity [PDF]
Behavioral Ecology, 2010 It is well known that organisms defend their fitness against attack from parasites and pathogens by mounting a personal immune response. However, there is increasing evidence that organisms from diverse taxa also exhibit immune responses for the purpose of protecting other individuals as well as themselves.
Cotter, Sheena, Kilner, R.M.
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Reduced genetic diversity through inbreeding can negatively affect pathogen resistance. This relationship becomes more complicated in social species, such as social insects, since the chance of disease transmission increases with the frequency of ...
Carlos M. Aguero +4 more
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Overcoming Immune Deficiency with Allogrooming
Insects, 2023 Allogrooming appears to be essential in many social animals for protection from routine exposure to parasites. In social insects, it appears to be critical for the removal of pathogenic propagules from the cuticle before they can start an infectious ...
Mark S. Bulmer +3 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Transmission of parasites between hosts is facilitated by close contact of hosts. Consequently, parasites have been proposed as an important constraint to the evolution of sociality accounting for its rarity.
Heike Lutermann
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Rescue Strategy in a Termite: Workers Exposed to a Fungal Pathogen Are Reintegrated Into the Colony
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Social insect colonies are characterized by an efficient division of labor, allowing high-value individuals (i.e., reproductives and brood) to be sheltered from tasks associated with increased risk of pathogen exposure, such as foraging or corpse ...
Megan N. Moran +3 more
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No social distancing in the immune system [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Medicine, 2021 Lymphocytes comprise two major subsets, T and B cells. Some T cells kill infected cells, while others help B cells produce antibodies. Deciphering the interactions between these cells and other cells is crucial to the development of therapeutics and vaccines.
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