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Population genomics of eusocial insects: the costs of a vertebrate-like effective population size

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Romiguier J., Lourenco J.M., Gayral P., Faivre N., Weinert L.A., Ravel S., Ballenghien M., Cahais V., Bernard A., Loire E., Keller L., Galtier N.
2014

The evolution of reproductive division of labour and social life in social insects has lead to the emergence of several life-history traits and adaptations typical of larger organisms: social insect colonies can reach masses of several kilograms, they start reproducing only when they are several years old, and can live for decades. These features and the monopolization of reproduction by only one ...

Ecologie animale; Physiologie animale : reproduction

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