Progress in genome sequencing now enables the large-scale generation of reference genomes.
Various international initiatives aim to generate reference genomes representing global …

The availability of public genomic resources can greatly assist biodiversity assessment,
conservation, and restoration efforts by providing evidence for scientifically informed …

Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) represent one of the most successful eusocial taxa in terms
of both their geographic distribution and species number. The publication of seven ant …

… The y axis indicates mRNA concentrations for the different vitellogenins. Values depicted by
… to the astonishing age of more than 20 y and workers typically dying within several months …

We present a high-quality (>100× depth) Illumina genome sequence of the leaf-cutting ant
Acromyrmex echinatior, a model species for symbiosis and reproductive conflict studies. We …

Genomes of eusocial insects code for dramatic examples of phenotypic plasticity and social
organization. We compared the genomes of seven ants, the honeybee, and various solitary …

Comparing newly obtained and previously known nucleotide and amino-acid sequences
underpins modern biological research. BLAST is a well-established tool for such comparisons …

Adaptation requires genetic variation, but founder populations are generally genetically
depleted. Here we sequence two populations of an inbred ant that diverge in phenotype to …

… Y and W animal chromosomes, we predict that the rate of gene degeneration in the non-recombining
Sb region compared with Y … between the X- and Y-bearing pollen during pollination …

… A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants. Nature 493,
… A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants. Nature 493, …