Socially Parasitic Ants Evolve a Mosaic of Host-Matching and Parasitic Morphological Traits

Georg Fischer*, Nicholas R. Friedman, Jen Pan Huang, Nitish Narula, L. Lacey Knowles, Brian L. Fisher, Alexander S. Mikheyev, Evan P. Economo*

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    Abstract

    Fischer, Friedman et al. find an interesting clade of ants that parasitize other, closely related ants from Madagascar. Morphological analyses reveal that parasite morphology evolves to match host morphology, raising questions about the role of morphological sensing in social insect recognition systems.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3639-3646.e4
    JournalCurrent Biology
    Volume30
    Issue number18
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Sept 2020

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