@article{171159f0de6111ddb5fc000ea68e967b,
title = "Extended phenotype: nematodes turn ants into bird-dispersed fruits",
abstract = "A recent study has discovered a novel extended phenotype of a nematode which alters its ant host to resemble ripe fruit. The infected ants are in turn eaten by frugivorous birds that disperse the nematode's eggs.",
author = "Hughes, {D P} and Kronauer, {D J C} and Boomsma, {J J}",
note = "Keywords: Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Ants; Birds; Feeding Behavior; Female; Fruit; Host-Parasite Interactions; Male; Nematoda; Phenotype; Reproduction",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.001",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "R294--5",
journal = "Current Biology",
issn = "0960-9822",
publisher = "Cell Press",
number = "7",
}