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The evolution of social parasitism in <i>Formica</i> ants revealed by a global phylogeny

2020-12-20

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Studying the behavioral and life history transitions from a cooperative, eusocial life history to exploitative social parasitism allows for deciphering the conditions under which changes in behavior and social organization lead to diversification. The Holarctic ant genus Formica is ideally suited for studying the evolution of social parasitism because half of its 176 species are confirmed or suspected social para...

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Literature Corpus work: 79828639-9a2e-5902-90c1-779df0e23bd0
DOI: 10.1101/2020.12.17.423324

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