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Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization

Ants are powerful model systems for the study of cooperation and sociality. In this review, we discuss how recent advances in ant genomics have contributed to our understanding of the evolution and organization of insect societies at the molecular level.

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Autores principales: Libbrecht, Romain, Oxley, Peter R, Kronauer, Daniel JC, Keller, Laurent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2013-14-7-212
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spelling pubmed-40537862014-07-29 Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization Libbrecht, Romain Oxley, Peter R Kronauer, Daniel JC Keller, Laurent Genome Biol Review Ants are powerful model systems for the study of cooperation and sociality. In this review, we discuss how recent advances in ant genomics have contributed to our understanding of the evolution and organization of insect societies at the molecular level. BioMed Central 2013 2013-07-29 /pmc/articles/PMC4053786/ /pubmed/23895728 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2013-14-7-212 Text en Copyright © 2013 BioMed Central Ltd
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Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053786/
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