Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees
Although common in ants and termites, worker differentiation into physical castes is rare in social bees and unknown in wasps. Here, Grüter and colleagues find a guard caste in ten species of stingless bees and show that the evolution of the guard caste is associated with parasitization by robber be...
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oai:doaj.org-article:91ad03c7847246bfaef692e9a245095d2021-12-02T13:23:47ZRepeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees10.1038/s41467-016-0012-y2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/91ad03c7847246bfaef692e9a245095d2017-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-016-0012-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Although common in ants and termites, worker differentiation into physical castes is rare in social bees and unknown in wasps. Here, Grüter and colleagues find a guard caste in ten species of stingless bees and show that the evolution of the guard caste is associated with parasitization by robber bees.Christoph GrüterFrancisca H. I. D. SegersCristiano MenezesAyrton Vollet-NetoTiago FalcónLucas von ZubenMárcia M. G. BitondiFabio S. NascimentoEduardo A. B. AlmeidaNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017) |
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Although common in ants and termites, worker differentiation into physical castes is rare in social bees and unknown in wasps. Here, Grüter and colleagues find a guard caste in ten species of stingless bees and show that the evolution of the guard caste is associated with parasitization by robber bees. |
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Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees |
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