Symbiotic microbiota may reflect host adaptation by resident to invasive ant species.

Exotic invasive species can influence the behavior and ecology of native and resident species, but these changes are often overlooked. Here we hypothesize that the ghost ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum, living in areas that have been invaded by the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, displays be...

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Main Authors: Daifeng Cheng, Siqi Chen, Yuquan Huang, Naomi E Pierce, Markus Riegler, Fan Yang, Ling Zeng, Yongyue Lu, Guangwen Liang, Yijuan Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007942