DRP003949
Population genomics of social parasitism in Vollenhovia nipponica
The ant Vollenhovia nippnica is a workerless social parasite that parasitizes the closely related species Vollenhovia emeryi. This project uses population genomics to understand the evolution of social parasitism. In addition to V.  nipponica and its host, we are using two congeneric species as outgroups: Vollenhovia okinawana and Vollenhovia yanbaru.