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Socially Parasitic Ants Evolve a Mosaic of Host-Matching and Parasitic Morphological Traits.
Current biology : CB - 21 Sept 2020
Fischer Georg, Friedman Nicholas R, Huang Jen-Pan, Narula Nitish, Knowles L Lacey, Fisher Brian L, Mikheyev Alexander S, Economo Evan P
Abstract excerpt
A basic expectation of evolution by natural selection is that species morphologies will adapt to their ecological niche. In social organisms, this may include selective pressure from the social environment. Many non-ant parasites of ant colonies are known to mimic the morphology of their host species, often in striking fashion [1, 2], indicating there is selection on parasite morphology to match the host...
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