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Is parasite pressure a driver of chemical cue diversity in ants?

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Feb 2011

Martin Stephen J, Helanterä Heikki, Drijfhout Falko P

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Parasites and pathogens are possibly key evolutionary forces driving recognition systems. However, empirical evidence remains sparse. The ubiquitous pioneering ant Formica fusca is exploited by numerous socially parasitic ant species. We compared the chemical cue diversity, egg and nest mate recognition abilities in two Finnish and two UK populations where parasite pressure is high or absent, respectively....

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PMID: 20610426
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1047
PMCID: PMC3025671

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