Bird chromosomes, which have been investigated scientifically for more than a century,
present a number of unique features. In general, bird karyotypes have a high diploid number …

 Abstract Recently, hypotheses regarding the evolutionary patterns of ribosomal genes in ant
chromosomes have been under discussion. One of these hypotheses proposes a …

Leaf‐cutting ants (genera Acromyrmex and Atta) are the most important herbivores in the
Neotropical region. Within the genus Acromyrmex, the species and subspecies Acromyrmex …

Stingless bees of the genus Melipona are subdivided into 4 subgenera called Eomelipona,
Melikerria, Melipona sensu stricto, and Michmelia according to species morphology …

Fungus-farming ants of the genus Mycetophylax exhibit intra and interspecific chromosome
variability, which makes them suitable for testing hypotheses about possible chromosomal …

Trachymyrmex is one of the most species-rich genera within fungus-farming ants and
presents intraspecific cytogenetic polymorphisms as well as possible cryptic species. This …

The bee diversity (Apidae) estimative ranges from 18,000 to 20,000 species worldwide.
Together, they show an impressive diversity in morphological, ecological, and behavioral …

Two correlated genetic features are characteristic of the order Hymenoptera, ie, arrhenotoky
and haplodiploidy, but multiple transitions to diploid thelytoky also occurred within this …

Leaf-cutting ants are considered the most important herbivores in terrestrial environments
throughout the Neotropics. Amoimyrmex Cristiano, Cardoso, & Sandoval, 2020 is the sister …

Telomeric sequences are conserved across species. The most common sequence reported
among insects is (TTAGG) n, but its universal occurrence is not a consensus because other …