Supergenes often have multiple phenotypic effects, including unexpected detrimental ones,
because recombination suppression maintains associations among co-adapted alleles but …

Abstract Background The Sb supergene in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta determines the
form of colony social organization, with colonies whose inhabitants bear the element …

Supergenes underlie striking polymorphisms in nature, yet the evolutionary mechanisms by
which they arise and persist remain enigmatic. These clusters of linked loci can spread in …

Species commonly exhibit alternative morphs, with individual fate being determined during
development by either genetic factors, environmental cues or a combination thereof. Ants …

Ants show striking diversity in social organization, raising major questions on the proximate
and ultimate causes of such variation. The shift from one-queen (= monogyne) societies to …

Supergenes are clusters of linked loci that control complex phenotypes, such as alternative
forms of social organization in ants. Explaining the long‐term maintenance of supergenes is …

Supergenes are clusters of linked genetic loci that jointly affect the expression of complex
phenotypes, such as social organization. Little is known about the origin and evolution of …

Fields such as behavioural and evolutionary ecology are built on the assumption that natural
selection leads to organisms that behave as if they are trying to maximise their fitness …

Disassortative mating is a powerful mechanism stabilizing polymorphisms at sex
chromosomes and other supergenes. The Alpine silver ant, Formica selysi, has two forms of …

Supergenes, clusters of tightly linked genes, play a key role in the evolution of complex
adaptive variation [1, 2]. Although supergenes have been identified in many species, we …