Frequent Queen Replacement and Presence of Unrelated Queens in Colonies of a Functionally Monogynous Ant Species

ABSTRACT In eusocial insects, social parasitism—the exploitation of the host's brood care behavior for survival and reproduction—can occur either within or between species. Parasitic queens invade host nests and aggressively replace the resident queen. While the adoption of conspecific queens i...

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Published in:Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors: Marion Cordonnier, Lena Bachl, Nicolas Thiercelin, Andreas Trindl, Jürgen Heinze, Abel Bernadou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Subjects:
dominance hierarchy
genetic relatedness
haplotypes
Leptothorax gredleri
ovary development
social parasitism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71133

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71133

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