Experimental increase of worker diversity benefits brood production in ants
Abstract Background The reproductive division of labor of eusocial insects, whereby one or several queens monopolize reproduction, evolved in a context of high genetic relatedness. However, many extant eusocial species have developed strategies that decrease genetic relatedness in their colonies, su...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01890-x |