UC-Riverside: Researchers Solve the Mystery of Tiny Ant Queens
March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024
RIVERSIDE, California, March 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Researchers identify two supergenes in one ant species that controls the number and size of queens in the colony
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An ant colony is sustained through complex social dynamics, with each member -- the queen, males and workers (sterile females) -- contributing to the greater community. Some species add complexity to this d . . .
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Researchers identify two supergenes in one ant species that controls the number and size of queens in the colony
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An ant colony is sustained through complex social dynamics, with each member -- the queen, males and workers (sterile females) -- contributing to the greater community. Some species add complexity to this d . . .