Evolutionary genomics of socially polymorphic populations of Pogonomyrmex californicus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social insects vary considerably in their social organization both between and within species. In the California harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus (Buckley 1867), colonies are commonly founded and headed by a single queen (haplometrosis, primary monogyny). However, in some populations in California (USA), unrelated queens cooperate not only during founding (pleometrosis) but also throughout the life of the colony (primary polygyny). The genetic architecture and evolutionary dynamics of this complex social niche polymorphism (haplometrosis vs pleometrosis) have remained unknown.

Results

We provide a first analysis of its genomic basis and evolutionary history using population genomics comparing individuals from a haplometrotic population to those from a pleo

SUBMITTER: Errbii M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11089791 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature