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Evolution of supercolonies: the Argentine ants of southern Europe.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 30 Apr 2002

Giraud Tatiana, Pedersen Jes S, Keller Laurent

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Some ants have an extraordinary social organization, called unicoloniality, whereby individuals mix freely among physically separated nests. This type of social organization is not only a key attribute responsible for the ecological domination of these ants, but also an evolutionary paradox and a potential problem for kin selection theory because relatedness between nest mates is effectively zero. The...

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PMID: 11959924
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.092694199
PMCID: PMC122904

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