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Infection and behavior manipulation of social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) by Ophiocordyceps humbertii in Neotropical forests: new records of wasp-zombification by a fungus

Alexandre SomavillaCoordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruno Corrêa BarbosaLaboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fábio PrezotoLaboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e Bioacústica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1179-9279
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Marcio Luiz OliveiraCoordenação de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, BrazilORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3950-1086
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Pages 23-28 | Received 21 Aug 2019, Accepted 30 Oct 2019, Published online: 20 Nov 2019

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