Caste development and evolution in ants: it's all about size
Abstract
Female ants display a wide variety of morphological castes, including workers, soldiers, ergatoid (worker-like) queens and queens. Alternative caste development within a species arises from a variable array of genetic and environmental factors. Castes themselves are also variable across species and have been repeatedly gained and lost throughout the evolutionary history of ants. Here, we propose a simple theory of caste development and...
Paper Details
Title
Caste development and evolution in ants: it's all about size
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
220
Issue
1
Pages
53 - 62
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