The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

Jacobus J. Boomsma; Seán G. Brady; Robert R. Dunn; Jürgen Gadau; Jürgen Heinze; Laurent Keller; Corrie S. Moreau; Nathan J. Sanders; Lukas Schrader; Ted R. Schultz; Lotta Sundström; Philip S. Ward; William T. Wcislo; Guojie Zhang; The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

Jacobus J. Boomsma, Seán G. Brady, Robert R. Dunn, Jürgen Gadau, Jürgen Heinze, Laurent Keller, Corrie S. Moreau, Nathan J. Sanders, Lukas Schrader, Ted R. Schultz, Lotta Sundström, Philip S. Ward, William T. Wcislo, Guojie Zhang, The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

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Abstract

For centuries, scholars, the lay public, and children alike have been enthralled by ants because of their fascinating behaviors and social organization. Decades of biological research have documented that the ants have evolved a stunning global diversity. More than 15,000 species belonging to over 330 genera have been named to date (ANTWEB 2017) and new species are discovered almost every day. While some of these species are extraordinarily rare, known from a single collection or site, others have spread around the world. Collectively, ants are among the most abundant insects inmost terrestrial ecosystems on every continent except Antarctica.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-66
Number of pages	6
Journal	Myrmecological News
Volume	25
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Caste polymorphism
Division of labor
Ecology
Evolution
Life history
Phylogenomics
Reproductive conflict
Symbiosis

UN SDGs

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Boomsma, J. J., Brady, S. G., Dunn, R. R., Gadau, J., Heinze, J., Keller, L., Moreau, C. S., Sanders, N. J., Schrader, L., Schultz, T. R., Sundström, L., Ward, P. S., Wcislo, W. T., Zhang, G., & The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA) (2017). The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA). Myrmecological News, 25, 61-66. https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1486&Itemid=407

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The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)

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