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A new polycipivirus identified in Colobopsis shohki
A new polycipivirus was identified in the arboreal ant Colobopsis shohki. The viral RNA was 11,855 nt in length with five 5’-proximal open reading frames (ORFs) encoding structural proteins and a long 3’ ORF enco...
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Mating Triggers Queen Elimination by Workers of Japanese Harvester Ant (Messor aciculatus)
During reproduction, ant colonies produce winged queens. These new queens usually leave the nest to mate and can then establish a new nest. If the new nest is close to an existing colony, it will be in competi...
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A new member of the family Totiviridae associated with arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus)
A putative new member of the family Totiviridae was identified in arboreal ants (Camponotus nipponicus). The viral dsRNA consisted of 5,713 nt with two overlap** open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 encodes a putat...
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Erratum to: The proximate cause of asynchronous hatching in the burying beetle Nicrophorus quadripunctatus
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The proximate cause of asynchronous hatching in the burying beetle Nicrophorus quadripunctatus
In some species, a brood hatches or is born asynchronously over an extended period of time. This asynchronous hatching establishes competitive asymmetries between offspring, and younger offspring usually exhib...
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Genotype-Based Recognition Among Individuals of the Social Insect Pristomyrmex Punctatus (Japanese Queenless Ant) from Geographically Divergent Populations
The queenless ant, Pristomyrmex punctatus (F. Smith) reproduces parthenogenetically. The workers lay unfertilized eggs, which develop into female workers. This mode of reproduction generates hereditary clones. A ...
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Do Japanese Queenless Ants Pristomyrmex punctatus (F. Smith) Exhibit Genotype-based Kin Recognition During Colony Formation?
The queenless ant, Pristomyrmex punctatus (F. Smith) reproduces parthenogenetically. Workers lay unfertilized eggs, which develop into female workers. This mode of reproduction generates hereditary clones, though...
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The global spread of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): distribution, dispersal and routes of invasion
Released as a biological control agent of aphids and coccids, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) has spread from Asia to four additional continents. Since 1988 H. axyridis has established in at least 3...
