Convergent selection on juvenile hormone signaling is associated with the evolution of eusociality in bees
B. M. Jones, B. E. Rubin, O. Dudchenko, C. J. Kingwell, I. M. Traniello, Z. Y. Wang, K. M. Kapheim, E. S. Wyman, P. A. Adastra, W. Liu, L. R. Parsons, S. R. Jackson, K. Goodwin, S. M. Davidson, M. J. McBride, , S. D. Kocher
The paper identifies genomic signatures and loci associated with convergent gains and losses of eusociality in sweat bees, linking them to juvenile hormone signaling proteins.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2021Evolutionary Biology