Much of what we know about speciation comes from detailed studies of well‐known model
systems. Although there have been several important syntheses on speciation, few (if any) …

The evolution of ant agriculture, as practised by the fungus-farming 'attine'ants, is thought to
have arisen in the wet rainforests of South America about 55–65 Ma. Most subsequent attine …

The closure of the Isthmus of Panama has long been considered to be one of the best
defined biogeographic calibration points for molecular divergence-time estimation …

The Hymenoptera are one of the largest orders of insects, comprising almost 160,000
described extant species with a true total of possibly over one million species. Most species …

To determine the effect of rivers, environmental conditions, and isolation by distance on the
distribution of species in Amazonia. Location: Brazilian Amazonia. Time period: Current …

The climatic variability hypothesis (CVH) is a cornerstone of thermal ecology, predicting the
evolution of wider organismal thermal tolerance ranges in more thermally variable …

Fungus-growing ants engage in a multilateral symbiosis: they cultivate a fungal garden as
their primary food source and host symbiotic actinobacteria (Pseudonocardia spp.) that …

Symbiotic bacteria play important roles in the biology of their arthropod hosts. Yet the
microbiota of many diverse and influential groups remain understudied, resulting in a …

Army ants are among the top arthropod predators and considered keystone species in
tropical ecosystems. During daily mass raids with many thousand workers, army ants hunt …

Mollicutes, a widespread class of bacteria associated with animals and plants, were recently
identified as abundant abdominal endosymbionts in healthy workers of attine fungus …