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Genetic analysis reveals the putative native range and widespread double-clonal reproduction in the invasive longhorn crazy ant.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2023
Tseng Shu-Ping, Darras Hugo, Hsu Po-Wei, Yoshimura Tsuyoshi, Lee Chow-Yang, Wetterer James K, Keller Laurent, Yang Chin-Cheng Scotty
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Clonal reproduction can provide an advantage for invasive species to establish as it can circumvent inbreeding depression which often plagues introduced populations. The world's most widespread invasive ant, Paratrechina longicornis, was previously found to display a double-clonal reproduction system, whereby both males and queens are produced clonally, resulting in separate male and queen lineages, while workers...
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