Multiple Convergent Origins of Workerlessness and Inbreeding in the Socially Parasitic Ant Genus Myrmoxenus

The socially parasitic ant genus Myrmoxenus varies strongly in fundamental life history traits, such as queen-worker ratio, the timing of sexual production, and mating behavior. Myrmoxenus queens generally take over nests of Temnothorax ants, kill the resident queen by throttling, and force the work...

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Autores principales: Heinze, Jürgen, Buschinger, Alfred, Poettinger, Theo, Suefuji, Masaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131023

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4519230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26221735
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131023

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