One tree, many colonies: colony structure, breeding system and colonization events of host trees in tunneling Melissotarsus ants
P. A. Eyer, E. L. Vargo, C. Peeters
The paper examines the genetic structure and mating system of Melissotarsus ants, showing single-queen colonies with genetic differentiation even on the same tree.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2020Evolutionary Biology