Ancestral complexity and constrained diversification of the ant olfactory system
Simon Marty, Antoine Couto, Erika H. Dawson, Neven Brard, Patrizia d’Ettorre, Stephen H. Montgomery, Jean‐Christophe Sandoz
This study investigates the evolution of the ant olfactory system across the Formicidae phylogeny, revealing ancestral complexity and lineage-specific adaptations in olfactory pathways and recognition cue processing.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology