Larger colony sizes favoured the evolution of more worker castes in ants
Data consists of a single Excel file that contains trait information for 794 species of ants. References for the data are contained in a separate file within this repository. We also upload the list of species that were excluded from the analysis with the justification for doing so provided in the s...
Main Author: | Bell-Roberts, L |
---|---|
Other Authors: | West, SA |
Format: | Dataset |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Nature Ecology & Evolution
2024
|
Similar Items
-
Sexual dimorphism as a facilitator of worker caste evolution in ants
by: Chris R. Smith
Published: (2023-02-01) -
Size and shape in the evolution of ant worker morphology
by: Marcio R. Pie, et al.
Published: (2013-11-01) -
Tradeoffs in the evolution of caste and body size in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole.
by: Terrence P McGlynn, et al.
Published: (2012-01-01) -
A colony-level optimization model provides a potential mechanism for the evolution of novel castes in eusocial ant colonies
by: Suryadeepto Nag, et al.
Published: (2022-07-01) -
Speakers are more cooperative and less individual when interacting in larger group sizes
by: Elisa Pellegrino, et al.
Published: (2023-06-01)