For some reason, this reminds me of slavemaker ants. In extreme cases, these species of ant completely lose the ability/instinct to maintain their nests, care for their young, and feed themselves. They only know how to breed and enslave. https://t.co/BhCe2
RT @CorrieMoreau: Species-specific genes under selection characterize the co-evolution of ant slavemaker and host lifestyles @BioMedCentral…
RT @CorrieMoreau: Species-specific genes under selection characterize the co-evolution of ant slavemaker and host lifestyles @BioMedCentral…
RT @TedPavlic: Take away message? There's no one general pattern for host--parasite co-evolution. The idiosyncrasies are almost more exciti…