Скачать или смотреть What Environmental Factors Trigger the Zombie Behavior of Fluke-Infested European Red Wood Ants?

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen examined the zombie behavior of fluke-infested European Red Wood Ants. The ant populations studied inhabitted the Bidstrup Forests of Denmark. Their research shed light on the environmental factors that trigger their compulsive activity.

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Paper Title: "Expression of trematode-induced zombie-ant behavior is strongly associated with temperature"
Link to Paper: https://academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...

Link to Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/4pyr9weh

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro -- Short Discussion of Zombie Ants of Brazil and Ophiocordyceps Fungus
1:23 Highlighted Paper and Researchers
2:24 European Red Wood Ant Species -- Formica Polyctena
3:53 Snail Pneumostome
4:07 Lancet Liver Flukes -- Decrocoelium Dentriticus
5:25 Miricidia, Sporocysts, and Cercariae
5:57 Migration of Cercariae and Slime Ball Expulsion
6:15 Infestation of Ants
7:01 The Subesophageal Ganglion and the Brain Worm
7:32 Metacercariae
8:11 Study Process
9:20 Verifying Fluke Infestation
9:45 Study Results
10:21 Relationship of Relative Humidity and Temperature
10:53 Relative Humidity and Temperature Effects on Zombie Behavior
11:40 Effect of Temperature Swings
12:40 Implications of Evening and Morning Latching
13:05 The Aftermath
13:28 Questions About Zombie Behavior That Still Remain
13:45 The Parasite-Encoded Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Pathway
14:19 Differences Noted Between Fall and Winter

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