Social Insects: Are Ants Just Wingless Bees?

New phylogenomic analyses suggest that ants and Apoidea (hunting wasps and bees) are more closely related than we had previously believed.

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Published in:Current biology 2013-11, Vol.23 (22), p.R1011-R1012
Main Author: Danforth, Bryan N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allodapini
Animals
Ants - genetics
Apidae
Apoidea
Bees - genetics
Biological Sciences
Crabronidae
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Phylogeny
Polistinae
social insects
Stenogastrinae
Vespinae
Wasps - genetics
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Summary:New phylogenomic analyses suggest that ants and Apoidea (hunting wasps and bees) are more closely related than we had previously believed.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2013.10.026