15 ??? 2022 ?. A socially polymorphic Formica ant species exhibits a novel distribution of social supergene genotypes. Daniel Pierce1.
To assess the extent of such stresses on a polymorphic ant species. [Messor pergandei (Mayr) body mass range 1-12mg1
seed-harvesting ants Messor bouvieri and M. capitatus is discussed. The two species tenuously polymorphic ant species have evolved their.
a subset of available ant prey. We identified ant species in salamander diets over a 13 mo period. In the fall season we also compared ants in stomach
(1953) classified polymorphism of ant workers into sev- eral categories using allometric the caste system in a polymorphic species served to maxi-.
Highly polymorphic genetic markers provide a useful tool for estimating genetic parameters 147 out of 11 816 indexed ant species (http://antbase.
Social polymorphism has been observed in at least six closely related South-American fire ant species3–5 informally known as the Solenopsis socially-
5 ???. 2003 ?. These polymorphic worker castes have previously ... colonies of many ant species may differ in the size or ratios of.
Polymorphism as now understood
Aggregation experiments were conducted on two highly polymorphic species Atta sexdens rubropilosa and Solenopsis interrupta
In polymorphic ants worker size is phenotypically plastic where eggs of a single genotype are responsive to environmental stimuli and result in alternative phenotypes This plasticity has potentially contributed to ant diversi?cation and speciation (93) and their ecological success (84)
Polymorphic workers range in size from 6 to 13 mm which distinguishes them as one of the largest ant species Colonies are usually found in logs trees or some other wooden structure Workers forage for dead or live insects honeydew or common household foodstuffs