Fine-scale habitat heterogeneity favours the coexistence of supergene-controlled social forms in Formica selysi
Abstract Background Social insects vary widely in social organization, yet the genetical and ecological factors influencing this variation remain poorly known. In particular, whether spatially varying selection influences the maintenance of social polymorphisms in ants has been rarely investigated....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01742-0 |