The genomic impact of 100 million years of social evolution in seven ant species

J Gadau, M Helmkampf, S Nygaard, J Roux… - Trends in Genetics, 2012 - cell.com
Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) represent one of the most successful eusocial taxa in terms
of both their geographic distribution and species number. The publication of seven ant …

Supercolonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ecological patterns, behavioural processes and their implications for social evolution

H Helanterä - 2022 - oulurepo.oulu.fi
Supercolonies of ants are perhaps the largest non-human animal societies, at their largest
spanning several millions of individuals and thousands of nests and in invasive species …

Interplay between insulin signaling, juvenile hormone, and vitellogenin regulates maternal effects on polyphenism in ants

R Libbrecht, M Corona, F Wende… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Polyphenism is the phenomenon in which alternative phenotypes are produced by a single
genotype in response to environmental cues. An extreme case is found in social insects, in …

Biogenic amines and collective organization in a superorganism: neuromodulation of social behavior in ants

JF Kamhi, JFA Traniello - Brain, behavior and evolution, 2013 - karger.com
The ecological dominance of ants has to a great extent been achieved through their
collective action and complex social organization. Ants provide diverse model systems to …

Genetics and evolution of social behavior in insects

CA Weitekamp, R Libbrecht… - Annual review of genetics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The study of insect social behavior has offered tremendous insight into the molecular
mechanisms mediating behavioral and phenotypic plasticity. Genomic applications to the …

Genes underlying altruism

GJ Thompson, PL Hurd, BJ Crespi - Biology letters, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
William D. Hamilton postulated the existence of 'genes underlying altruism', under the rubric
of inclusive fitness theory, a half-century ago. Such genes are now poised for discovery. In …

Genomic imprinting and evolution of insect societies

K Matsuura - Population Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Reproductive division of labor is a hallmark of social insect societies where individuals
follow different developmental pathways resulting in distinct morphological castes. There …

How do genomes create novel phenotypes? Insights from the loss of the worker caste in ant social parasites

CR Smith, S Helms Cahan, C Kemena… - Molecular biology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A central goal of biology is to uncover the genetic basis for the origin of new phenotypes. A
particularly effective approach is to examine the genomic architecture of species that have …

Ant genomics sheds light on the molecular regulation of social organization

R Libbrecht, PR Oxley, DJC Kronauer, L Keller - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
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The molecular basis of social behavior: models, methods and advances

AC LeBoeuf, R Benton, L Keller - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Elucidating the molecular and neural basis of complex social behaviors such as communal
living, division of labor and warfare requires model organisms that exhibit these multi …