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Ants (Formicidae): models for social complexity.
Cold Spring Harbor protocols - 1 Jul 2009
Smith Chris R, Dolezal Adam, Eliyahu Dorit, Holbrook C Tate, Gadau Jürgen
Abstract excerpt
The family Formicidae (ants) is composed of more than 12,000 described species that vary greatly in size, morphology, behavior, life history, ecology, and social organization. Ants occur in most terrestrial habitats and are the dominant animals in many of them. They have been used as models to address fundamental questions in ecology, evolution, behavior, and development. The literature on ants is extensive, and...
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