Evolution: sociality as a driver of unorthodox reproduction.
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serval:BIB_57A2DAA9F3E6
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
Collection
Publications
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Title
Evolution: sociality as a driver of unorthodox reproduction.
Journal
Current biology
ISSN
1879-0445 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-9822
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/07/2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
22
Number
13
Pages
R525-7
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Comment
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
An unusual reproductive system was discovered in desert ants, in which daughter queens are produced asexually via parthenogenesis, whereas workers develop from hybrid crosses between genetically divergent lineages. The system appears to be doomed to extinction.
Keywords
Animals, Ants/physiology, Female, Hybridization, Genetic, Male, Parthenogenesis/genetics
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
Create date
10/07/2012 9:41
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21/09/2024 7:09
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