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A molecular phylogeny of Dorylus army ants provides evidence for multiple evolutionary transitions in foraging niche
BACKGROUND: Army ants are the prime arthropod predators in tropical forests, with huge colonies and an evolutionary derived nomadic life style. Five of the six recognized subgenera of Old World Dorylus army ants forage in the soil, whereas some species of the sixth subgenus (Anomma) forage in the le...
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BioMed Central
2007
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17408491 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-7-56 |