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    The conundrum of the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) reproductive mode: no evidence for dependent lineage genetic caste determination

    Asexual reproduction and hybridisation are often found among highly invasive plants and marine invertebrates. Recently, it has been suggested that clonality may enhance the success of invasive ants. In contras...

    M. A. M. Gruber, B. D. Hoffmann, P. A. Ritchie, P. J. Lester in Insectes Sociaux (2013)

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    A metatranscriptomic survey of the invasive yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, identifies several potential viral and bacterial pathogens and mutualists

    Thriving populations of invasive species often decline, but the mechanisms behind such declines are rarely elucidated. The microbial community living within insects can have significant impacts on host health ...

    M. Cooling, M. A. M. Gruber, B. D. Hoffmann, A. Sébastien, P. J. Lester in Insectes Sociaux (2017)

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    Ants show that the conservation potential of afforestation efforts in Chinese valley-type savanna is dependent upon the afforestation method

    China has the largest afforestation effort in the world, which was implemented in response to large-scale deforestation that has occurred over centuries. Although the outcomes for vegetation coverage are clear...

    Qiao Li, B. D. Hoffmann, Zhi-xing Lu, You-qing Chen in Journal of Insect Conservation (2017)

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    Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren workers do not have ovaries

    Workers of the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta are repeatedly claimed in the literature not to have ovaries. Here, we demonstrate that we cannot find a source publication that proves the statement, and w...

    B. D. Hoffmann, M. Pettit, Amol Bharat Ghodke in Insectes Sociaux (2024)

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