Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Dispersal behavior rather than dispersal morphology creates social polymorphism in Formica ants
Sanja Maria Hakala, Ilya N Belevich, Eija Jokitalo…·Heikki Helanterä
This study shows that dispersal behavior, not morphology, drives social polymorphism in Formica ants, suggesting a 'behavior first' evolutionary mechanism.
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