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A map of brain neuropils and fiber systems in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

Bressan, Joris M. A. ; Benz, Martin ; Oettler, Jan ; Heinze, Jürgen ; Hartenstein, Volker ; Sprecher, Simon G.

In: Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2015, vol. 8, p. 166

A wide spectrum of occupied ecological niches and spectacular morphological adaptations make social insects a prime object for comparative neuroanatomical studies. Eusocial insects have evolved complex societies based on caste polyphenism. A diverse behavioral repertoire of morphologically distinct castes of the same species requires a high degree of plasticity in the central nervous system. We...