Leptothorax acervorum

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People with a declared interest in Leptothorax acervorum
Rob Hammond University of Leicester
Yannick Wurm Queen Mary University London

i5K Comments for Leptothorax acervorum
L.acervorum shows variation in a fundamental aspect of social organisation1. This is an excellent sytem to investigate the genetic underpinning of reproductive skew (reproductive sharing). It is also an important contrast to the polymorphic social organisation marked by gp-9 in the ant Solenopsis invicta.

L. acervorum is a widespread ant found in the northern hemisphere. Colonies are easy to collect and keep in the lab in large numbers (100s) so genetic material is readily available.

1Gill, R. J., Arce, A., Keller, L., and Hammond, R. L., Proc.R.Soc.B 276, 4423 (2009).

Eusocial. variable degree of reproductive skew between queens		 ISIGC
Rob Hammond


Leptothorax acervorum
Leptothorax acervorum
Taxonomic classification
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Leptothorax
NCBI taxid: 485px-US-NLM-NCBI-Logo.png 33409
Databases
Information
Research interest: social behaviour, social organisation
WorkingGroup: EcoGen-PopGen
Nomination: i5K initiative


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