Phylogenetic and transcriptomic analysis of chemosensory receptors in a pair of divergent ant species reveals sex-specific signatures of odor coding.

Ants are a highly successful family of insects that thrive in a variety of habitats across the world. Perhaps their best-known features are complex social organization and strict division of labor, separating reproduction from the day-to-day maintenance and care of the colony, as well as strict disc...

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Main Authors: Xiaofan Zhou, Jesse D Slone, Antonis Rokas, Shelley L Berger, Jürgen Liebig, Anandasankar Ray, Danny Reinberg, Laurence J Zwiebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1002930&type=printable
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