Towards a Better Understanding of the Evolution of Specialized Parasites of Fungus-Growing Ant Crops
Joint Authors
Poulsen, Michael
Boomsma, Jacobus J.
Yek, Sze Huei
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fungus-growing ants have interacted and partly coevolved with specialised microfungal parasites of the genus Escovopsis since the origin of ant fungiculture about 50 million years ago.
Here, we review the recent progress in understanding the patterns of specificity of this ant-parasite association, covering both the colony/population level and comparisons between phylogenetic clades.
We use a modified version of Tinbergen's four categories of evolutionary questions to structure our review in complementary approaches addressing both proximate questions of development and mechanism, and ultimate questions of (co)adaptation and evolutionary history.
Using the same scheme, we identify future research questions that are likely to be particularly illuminating for understanding the ecology and evolution of Escovopsis parasitism of the cultivar maintained by fungus-growing ants.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yek, Sze Huei& Boomsma, Jacobus J.& Poulsen, Michael. 2012. Towards a Better Understanding of the Evolution of Specialized Parasites of Fungus-Growing Ant Crops. Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yek, Sze Huei…[et al.]. Towards a Better Understanding of the Evolution of Specialized Parasites of Fungus-Growing Ant Crops. Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yek, Sze Huei& Boomsma, Jacobus J.& Poulsen, Michael. Towards a Better Understanding of the Evolution of Specialized Parasites of Fungus-Growing Ant Crops. Psyche. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456455
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456455