Army ants: an evolutionary bestseller?
Army ants are characterized by a complex combination of behavioral and morphological traits. Molecular data now indicate that army ant behavior has a unique evolutionary origin and has been conserved for over more than 100 million years.
Berghoff
Stefanie M
SM
University of Wuerzburg, Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, Am Hubland, 97074, Wuerzburg, Germany. S.Berghoff@web.de
D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005843:Geography; D012930:Social Dominance