Decoupled evolution of mating biology and social structure in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

Agriculture & Biology

• Acromyrmex 100%
• leaf-cutting ants 91%
• polyandry 77%
• polygyny 76%
• social structure 73%
• queen insects 70%
• Biological Sciences 48%
• mating frequency 33%
• social insects 29%
• genetic variation 25%
• insect colonies 22%
• Formicidae 21%
• mating behavior 16%
• monogyny 13%
• life history 13%
• microsatellite repeats 12%
• ant colonies 10%
• cutters 10%
• parentage 9%
• reproductive behavior 9%
• trajectories 8%
• environmental factors 5%
• organisms 4%
• leaves 3%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• social structure 84%
• ant 78%
• polyandry 74%
• polygyny 69%
• genetic diversity 24%
• insect 20%
• mating behavior 18%
• monogyny 12%
• multiple mating 10%
• life history 10%
• conflict 9%
• marker 9%
• reproductive behavior 8%
• parentage 8%
• reproductive potential 7%
• relatedness 6%
• ecological factor 6%
• trajectory 4%
• society 4%
• organism 3%
• effect 1%