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The evolution of genomic imprinting: Costs, benefits and long-term consequences
Genomic imprinting refers to a pattern of gene expression in which a specific parent’s allele is either under-expressed or …
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Fiddlers on the roof: elevation muddles mate choice in fiddler crabs
Biological signaling usually occurs in complex environments, yet signals are most often studied in controlled experiments that strip …
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Fiddlers on the roof: elevation muddles mate choice in fiddler crabs
Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing
A major evolutionary transition to eusociality with reproductive division of labor between queens and workers has arisen independently …
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Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing
Caste load and the evolution of reproductive skew
Reproductive skew theory seeks to explain how reproduction is divided among group members in animal societies. Existing theory is …
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Caste load and the evolution of reproductive skew
Crozier’s paradox revisited: maintenance of genetic recognition systems by disassortative mating
Organisms are predicted to behave more favourably towards relatives, and kin-biased cooperation has been found in all domains of life …
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Crozier’s paradox revisited: maintenance of genetic recognition systems by disassortative mating
Genetic constraints on dishonesty and caste dimorphism in an ant
The ultimate causes of honest signaling remain a subject of debate, with questions remaining over the relative importance of costs and …
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The consequences of polyandry for population viability, extinction risk and conservation
Polyandry, by elevating sexual conflict and selecting for reduced male care relative to monandry, may exacerbate the cost of sex and …
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Cuticular chemistry of males and females in the ant Formica fusca
Communication between organisms involves visual, auditory, and olfactory pathways. In solitary insects, chemical recognition cues are …
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Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback
Social organisms have evolved diverse and complex regulatory mechanisms that allow them to coordinate group-level functions. Signals …
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Costs and constraints conspire to produce honest signaling: insights from an ant queen pheromone
Signal costs and evolutionary constraints have both been proposed as ultimate explanations for the ubiquity of honest signaling, but …
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