Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31993123›Full record

ArticleEcology and evolution2020

The underdog invader: Breeding system and colony genetic structure of the dark rover ant (

Pierre-André Eyer, Elida M Espinoza, Alexander J Blumenfeld, Edward L Vargo

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Ecology and evolution, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. From inter-group conflict to inter-group cooperation: insights from social insects.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pierre-André EyerDepartment of Entomology Texas A&M University College Station TX USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7801-0466
Elida M EspinozaDepartment of Entomology Texas A&M University College Station TX USA.
Alexander J BlumenfeldDepartment of Entomology Texas A&M University College Station TX USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9019-1693
Edward L VargoDepartment of Entomology Texas A&M University College Station TX USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8712-1248
Texas A&M University · USnLIGHT (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ants are among the most successful species at invading new environments. Their success undeniably comes from their various modes of reproduction and colony breeding structures, which influence their dispersal ability, reproductive potential, and foraging strategies. Almost all invasive ant species studied so far form supercolonies, a dense network of interconnected nests comprising numerous queens, without aggression toward non-nestmates. This strategy results in invasive colonies that are able to grow extremely fast and large while avoiding intraspecific competition, allowing them to monopolize environmental resources and outcompete native species. Here, we developed and used 10 microsatellite markers to investigate the population structure and breeding system of the dark rover ant

Indexed as

antscolony breeding systeminvasive speciesmonogynemulticolonial structure

Identifiers

PMID31993123
PMCPMC6972842
OpenAlexW2993383145

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.