Comparative analyses of caste, sex, and developmental stage‐specific transcriptomes in two Temnothorax ants
Abstract Social insects dominate arthropod communities worldwide due to cooperation and division of labor in their societies. This, however, makes them vulnerable to exploitation by social parasites, such as slave‐making ants. Slave‐making ant workers pillage brood from neighboring nests of related...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-05-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6187 |