Browsing by Subject "Formicidae"
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Acceptance of alien queens by the ruby ant Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): gene flow by queen flow
(Biology Centre, AS CR, 2017)Social insect colonies, especially of ants, often include several egg-laying queens that are not always closely related to each other. At least in some cases, the ants seem to accept non-related queens into their colonies. ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Not simply red: Colouration of red wood ant Formica rufa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is polymorphic, modular and size-dependent
(Biology Centre, AS CR, 2017)Insects produce pigment and structural colours mainly for camouflage, signaling, physical protection or temperature regulation, and colour patterns can provide information about individual quality. Although the evolutionary ...info:eu-repo/semantics/article