Army ants trapped by their evolutionary history.

Frédéric Delsuc (1)

1 UMR ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier

A recent phylogenetic study of army ants has completely changed our view of their evolutionary history. This study has important repercussions for understanding the origin and maintenance of the complex array of adaptations known as the "army ant syndrome", including the curious and fatal phenomenon of circular mill formation.

Frédéric Delsuc. Army ants trapped by their evolutionary history.. PLoS Biology, 2003, 1 (2), pp.E37. ⟨10.1371/journal.pbio.0000037⟩. ⟨halsde-00192972⟩