Age‐ and caste‐independent piRNAs in the germline and miRNA profiles linked to caste and fecundity in the ant Temnothorax rugatulus

AS Seistrup, M Choppin, S Govind… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Social insects are models for studies of phenotypic plasticity. Ant queens and workers vary
in fecundity and lifespan, which are enhanced and extended in queens. Yet, the regulatory …

Genomic architecture and evolutionary dynamics of a social niche polymorphism in the California harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus

M Errbii, UR Ernst, A Lajmi, J Gadau, L Schrader - bioRxiv, 2021 - pub.uni-bielefeld.de
The societies of social insects are highly variable, including variation in the number of
reproductives in a colony. In the California harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus …