Extreme Morphogenesis and Ecological Specialization among Cretaceous Basal Ants

Volume: 26, Issue: 11, Pages: 1468 - 1472
Published: Jun 1, 2016
Abstract
Ants comprise one lineage of the triumvirate of eusocial insects and experienced their early diversification within the Cretaceous [1-9]. Their ecological success is generally attributed to their remarkable social behavior. Not all ants cooperate in social hunting, however, and some of the most effective predatory ants are solitary hunters with powerful trap jaws [10]. Recent evolutionary studies predict that the early branching lineages of...
Paper Details
Title
Extreme Morphogenesis and Ecological Specialization among Cretaceous Basal Ants
Published Date
Jun 1, 2016
Volume
26
Issue
11
Pages
1468 - 1472
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