{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7"],"submitter":["Schmidt AM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Ants typically distinguish nestmates from non-nestmates based on the perception of colony-specific chemicals, particularly cuticular hydrocarbons present on the surface of the ants' exoskeleton. These recognition cues are believed to play an important role in the formation of vast so-called supercolonies that have been described for some invasive ant species, but general conclusions about the role of these cues are hampered by only few species being studied. Here we use data on cuticular hydrocarbons, aggression and microsatellite genetic markers to investigate the interdependence of chemical recognition cues, genetic distance and nestmate discrimination in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis), a widespread pest species, and ask whether introduced populations of this s"],"journal":["Frontiers in zoology"],"pagination":["20"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2907370"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Low levels of nestmate discrimination despite high genetic differentiation in the invasive pharaoh ant."],"pmcid":["PMC2907370"],"pubmed_authors":["d'Ettorre P","Pedersen JS","Schmidt AM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Low levels of nestmate discrimination despite high genetic differentiation in the invasive pharaoh ant.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Ants typically distinguish nestmates from non-nestmates based on the perception of colony-specific chemicals, particularly cuticular hydrocarbons present on the surface of the ants' exoskeleton. These recognition cues are believed to play an important role in the formation of vast so-called supercolonies that have been described for some invasive ant species, but general conclusions about the role of these cues are hampered by only few species being studied. Here we use data on cuticular hydrocarbons, aggression and microsatellite genetic markers to investigate the interdependence of chemical recognition cues, genetic distance and nestmate discrimination in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis), a widespread pest species, and ask whether introduced populations of this s","dates":{"release":"2010-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2010 Jun","modification":"2026-04-07T22:00:19.816Z","creation":"2026-04-07T18:19:59.985Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC2907370","cross_references":{"pubmed":["20591186"],"doi":["10.1186/1742-9994-7-20"]}}