Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The scent of symbiosis: gut bacteria affect social interactions in leafcutting ants
S. Teseo, J. van Zweden, L. Pontieri…·P. Sapountzis
This study shows that gut bacteria in leaf-cutting ants influence social behavior by altering chemical signals involved in nestmate recognition.
DOI 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.12.017