Evolutionary dynamics of recent selection for enhanced social cognition
Sara E. Miller, Andrew W. Legan, Michael Henshaw, Katherine L. Ostevik, Kieran Samuk, Floria M. K. Uy, H. Kern Reeve, Michael J. Sheehan
This study shows that recent evolution of visual individual recognition in paper wasps is driven by strong positive selection on genes related to memory and visual processing.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2018 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition