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. 2003 Nov;1(2):E37.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000037. Epub 2003 Nov 17.

Army ants trapped by their evolutionary history

Frédéric Delsuc  1
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Army ants trapped by their evolutionary history

Frédéric Delsuc. PLoS Biol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

A phylogenetic study of army ants has completely changed our view of their evolutionary history, including the origin of the curious and fatal phenomenon known as circular mill formation

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Figure 1. A Representative Individual from the Soldier Caste of the New World Army Ant Species Eciton burchelli with Characteristically Shaped Mandibles
Illustration by Nathalie Escure.
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