The influence of social structure on brood survival and development in a socially polymorphic ant: insights from a cross-fostering experiment.

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Animal societies vary in the number of breeders per group, which affects many socially and ecologically relevant traits. In several social insect species, including our study species Formica selysi, the presence of either one or multiple reproducing females per colony is generally associated with differences in a suite of traits such as the body size of individuals. However, the proximate mechanisms and...

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