Contact and support
Need help, have a question, or want to contact the ResearchHub team?
© 2026 ResearchHub. Built for responsible scholarly connection.
Research graph
References from Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Supergenes and complex phenotypes
10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.056 · 2014 · External reference
Eco-evolutionary genomics of chromosomal inversions
10.1016/j.tree.2018.04.002 · 2018 · External reference
The genomic architecture and evolutionary fates of supergenes
10.1093/gbe/evab057 · 2021 · External reference
Selfish genetic elements
10.1371/journal.pgen.1007700 · 2018 · External reference
Selfish genes: a green beard in the red fire ant
10.1038/29064 · 1998 · External reference
Supergenes as drivers of ant evolution
2023 · External reference
Supergenes in organismal and social development of insects: ideas and opportunities
10.1016/j.cois.2024.101303 · 2025 · External reference
Iterative evolution of supergene-based social polymorphism in ants
10.1098/rstb.2021.0196 · 2022 · External reference
Sequential origin of an alternative colony founding strategy driven by two supergenes in Temnothorax ants
10.1093/molbev/msag115 · 2026 · External reference
Maternal effect killing by a supergene controlling ant social organization
10.1073/pnas.2003282117 · 2020 · External reference
Asymmetric assortative mating and queen polyandry are linked to a supergene controlling ant social organization
10.1111/mec.14793 · 2019 · External reference
Social chromosome variants differentially affect queen determination and the survival of workers in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1111/mec.12915 · 2014 · External reference
Biased social chromosome transmission in males of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1093/g3journal/jkae289 · 2025 · External reference
The greenbeard effect
10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.063 · 2019 · External reference
Characterization of queen supergene pheromone in the red imported fire ant using worker discrimination assays
10.1007/s10886-021-01336-0 · 2022 · External reference
The social supergene dates back to the speciation time of two Solenopsis fire ant species
10.1038/s41598-020-67999-z · 2020 · External reference
An ancient and eroded social supergene is widespread across Formica ants
10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.032 · 2020 · External reference
Radiation and hybridization underpin the spread of the fire ant social supergene
10.1073/pnas.2201040119 · 2022 · External reference
Recurring adaptive introgression of a supergene variant that determines social organization
10.1038/s41467-022-28806-7 · 2022 · External reference
A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants
10.1038/nature11832 · 2013 · External reference
Evolution of a supergene that regulates a trans-species social polymorphism
10.1038/s41559-019-1081-1 · 2020 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2006 · External reference
Did the fire ant supergene evolve selfishly or socially?
10.1002/bies.201300103 · 2014 · External reference
Queen dispersal strategies in the multiple-queen form of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1086/303205 · 1999 · External reference
Major gene effects on phenotype and fitness: the relative roles of Pgm-3 and Gp-9 in introduced populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00064.x · 1999 · External reference
A comparison of the colony-founding potential of queens from single- and multiple-queen colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1006/anbe.2002.3095 · 2002 · External reference
Molecular underpinnings of plasticity and supergene-mediated polymorphism in fire ant queens
10.1093/jeb/voae159 · 2025 · External reference
Multilocus evolution in fire ants: effects of selection, gene flow and recombination
10.1093/genetics/145.4.961 · 1997 · External reference
Potential cause of lethality of an allele implicated in social evolution in fire ants
10.1007/s10709-006-9114-5 · 2007 · External reference
Male reproductive fitness and queen polyandry are linked to variation in the supergene Gp-9 in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1098/rspb.2012.0315 · 2012 · External reference
A comprehensive account of the breeding systems of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1002/ece3.71888 · 2025 · External reference
Genetic control of social organization in an ant
10.1073/pnas.95.24.14232 · 1998 · External reference
Genetic and morphological variation over space and time in the invasive fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1007/s10530-006-9059-8 · 2007 · External reference
Soldier determination in ants: new role for juvenile hormone
10.1126/science.213.4505.361 · 1981 · External reference
Juvenile hormone and the physiological basis of insect polymorphisms
10.1086/412671 · 1982 · External reference
Caste development and evolution in ants: it's all about size
10.1242/jeb.145292 · 2017 · External reference
Supergenes on steroids
10.1098/rstb.2020.0507 · 2022 · External reference
A single gene orchestrates androgen variation underlying male mating morphs in ruffs
10.1126/science.adp5936 · 2025 · External reference
Developmental regulation of caste-specific characters in social-insect polyphenism
10.1111/j.1525-142x.2005.05014.x · 2005 · External reference
Molecular basis of juvenile hormone signaling
10.1016/j.cois.2015.08.004 · 2015 · External reference
Unresolved reference
1998 · External reference
Juvenile hormone titers and caste differentiation in the damp-wood termite Hodotermopsis sjostedti (Isoptera, Termopsidae)
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.04.017 · 2008 · External reference
Juvenile hormone signaling and social complexity in the hymenoptera
10.1016/j.cois.2025.101433 · 2025 · External reference
Soldier determination in Pheidole bicarinata: effect of methoprene on caste and size within castes
10.1016/0022-1910(83)90151-8 · 1983 · External reference
The developmental basis of worker caste polymorphism in ants
10.1086/285279 · 1991 · External reference
Juvenile hormone induces queen development in late-stage larvae of the ant Harpegnathos saltator
10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.10.004 · 2012 · External reference
Interplay between insulin signaling, juvenile hormone, and vitellogenin regulates maternal effects on polyphenism in ants
10.1073/pnas.1221781110 · 2013 · External reference
Social administration of juvenile hormone to larvae increases body size and nutritional needs for pupation
10.1098/rsos.231471 · 2023 · External reference
Juvenile hormone as a key regulator for asymmetric caste differentiation in ants
10.1073/pnas.2406999121 · 2024 · External reference
Juvenile hormone signalling underlies the switchpoint and differentiation of soldiers in Camponotus floridanus
2025 · External reference
The developmental basis of worker polymorphism in fire ants
10.1016/0022-1910(90)90012-5 · 1990 · External reference
Oral transfer of chemical cues, growth proteins and hormones in social insects
10.7554/elife.20375 · 2016 · External reference
Chemosensory and behavioral effects of methoprene, a commonly used juvenile hormone analog and insect pesticide
10.1016/j.cois.2025.101392 · 2025 · External reference
Simple inheritance, complex regulation: supergene-mediated fire ant queen polymorphism
10.1111/mec.15581 · 2020 · External reference
The fire ant social supergene is characterized by extensive gene and transposable element copy number variation
10.1111/mec.15308 · 2020 · External reference
Direct and indirect genetic effects of a social supergene
10.1111/mec.16830 · 2023 · External reference
The fire ant social chromosome exerts a major influence on genome regulation
10.1093/molbev/msaf112 · 2025 · External reference
Canalized gene expression during development mediates caste differentiation in ants
10.1038/s41559-022-01884-y · 2022 · External reference
Effects of juvenile hormone analogues on caste differentiation in the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
1976 · External reference
Growth and patterning are evolutionarily dissociated in the vestigial wing discs of workers of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
10.1002/jez.b.21200 · 2007 · External reference
Fire ant social supergene genotyping using polymorphic indel markers
10.1007/s00040-025-01047-9 · 2025 · External reference
Identification of polygyne and monogyne fire ant colonies (Solenopsis invicta) by multiplex PCR of Gp-9 alleles
10.1007/s00040-003-0662-8 · 2003 · External reference
Gapped BLAST and PSI-BLAST: a new generation of protein database search programs
10.1093/nar/25.17.3389 · 1997 · External reference
Efficient test and visualization of multi-set intersections
10.1038/srep16923 · 2015 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2021 · External reference
Genomic architecture and evolutionary antagonism drive allelic expression bias in the social supergene of red fire ants
10.7554/elife.55862 · 2020 · External reference
Identification of transcription factor binding sites using ATAC-seq
10.1186/s13059-019-1642-2 · 2019 · External reference
Unexpected patterns of segregation distortion at a selfish supergene in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta
10.1186/s12863-018-0685-9 · 2018 · External reference
Genetic regulation of colony social organization in fire ants: an integrative overview
10.1086/519965 · 2007 · External reference
Chemical communication of queen supergene status in an ant
10.1111/jeb.12799 · 2016 · External reference
Differences in worker size and mound distribution in monogynous and polygynous colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren
1985 · External reference
Colony growth and the ontogeny of worker polymorphism in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
10.1007/bf00303545 · 1988 · External reference
The origin and evolution of social insect queen pheromones: novel hypotheses and outstanding problems
10.1002/bies.201400180 · 2015 · External reference
Functional properties of ant queen pheromones as revealed by behavioral experiments
10.1007/s00265-023-03378-8 · 2023 · External reference
Greenbeard genes: theory and reality
10.1016/j.tree.2019.08.001 · 2019 · External reference
Conversion of social organization in fire ants induced by few colony members: unmasking indirect genetic effects
10.1073/pnas.2501740122 · 2025 · External reference
Allocation of liquid food to larvae via trophallaxis in colonies of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta
10.1016/0003-3472(95)80140-5 · 1995 · External reference
The physiological basis of reaction norms: the interaction among growth rate, the duration of growth and body size
10.1093/icb/44.6.443 · 2004 · External reference
Regulation of Drosophila metamorphosis by xenobiotic response regulators
10.1371/journal.pgen.1003263 · 2013 · External reference
The Drosophila synaptotagmin-like protein bitesize is required for growth and has mRNA localization sequences within its open reading frame
10.1073/pnas.1835727100 · 2003 · External reference
Developmental bias of body size and caste by the fire ant social supergene
2026 · External reference