Maternal control over caste allocation in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior
E. Schultner, T. Wallner, B. Dofka, J. Bruelhart, J. Heinze, D. Freitak, T. Pokorny, J. Oettler
The paper shows that queens control caste allocation in Cardiocondyla obscurior, with caste fate determined irreversibly in the egg stage and no caste-specific traits in late development.
bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2021Evolutionary Biology