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The Future of Zombie-Ants: Modeling, and More

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dc.contributor.advisorHedin, Lars
dc.contributor.authorGoodman, Diana
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-26T13:30:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-29T22:04:27Z
dc.date.available2013-07-26T13:30:23Z
dc.date.available2026-09-29T22:04:27Z
dc.date.created2013-05-23
dc.date.issued2013-07-26
dc.description.abstractPathogens of social insects cause some of the most grotesque and deadly diseases in the animal kingdom. No ant parasite produces effects more dramatic than subspecies of the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, which parasitizes ants of the Camponotini tribe. A small community of scientists is currently researching how the fungi are able to induce "zombie"-like behavior in their hosts shortly before host death, as well as ant resistance to the disease's effects. This thesis is a review of what is known of this host-parasite relationship and includes a computer model of disease dynamics within and between colonies.en_US
dc.format.extent39 pagesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01rr171x319
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01rr171x319
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dc.rights.accessRightsWalk-in Access. This thesis can only be viewed on computer terminals at the <a href=http://mudd.princeton.edu>Mudd Manuscript Library</a>.
dc.titleThe Future of Zombie-Ants: Modeling, and Moreen_US
dc.typePrinceton University Senior Theses
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pu.date.classyear2013en_US
pu.departmentEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
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