Comparative analyses of caste, sex, and developmental stage‐specific transcriptomes in two Temnothorax ants

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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Main Authors: Claudia Gstöttl, Marah Stoldt, Evelien Jongepier, Erich Bornberg‐Bauer, Barbara Feldmeyer, Jürgen Heinze, Susanne Foitzik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-05-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
caste
developmental stages
gene expression
slave‐making ants
transcriptomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6187

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