GeneticsbioRxiv
A gene for social immunity in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides?
William JP Palmer, Ana Duarte, Matthew Schrader…·Francis Jiggins
The paper identifies a gene involved in social immunity in burying beetles by analyzing transcriptome data and observing increased expression during antimicrobial exudate production.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2015.2733