Alternate mechanism of species formation picks up support, thanks to a South American ant
Thursday, August 21, 2014 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
A newly-discovered species of ant supports a controversial theory of species formation. The ant, known to live only under a single eucalyptus tree on the São Paulo State University campus in Brazil, branched off from its original species while living in the same colony, something thought rare in current models of evolutionary development.