Corrie S. Moreau talks with
ScienceWatch.com and answers a few questions about
this month's Emerging Research Fronts paper in the field of
Social Sciences, general. The author has also sent along
images of her work.
Article: Phylogeny of the ants: Diversification in the
age of angiosperms
Author: Moreau, CS;Bell, CD;Vila, R;Archibald,
SB;Pierce, NE
The bullet ant, Paraponera clavata, drags her prey item back to the nest in
Ecuador. Photo by C.S. Moreau.
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FIGURE 2:
FIGURE 2 DESCRIPTION:
An ant of the genus Ectatomma foraging at sunset in the Peruvian
rainforest. Photo by C.S. Moreau.
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FIGURE 3:
FIGURE 3 DESCRIPTION:
Green tree ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, defending their nest in Cape
Tribulation, Australia. These ants use their larvae to sew together leaves
to construct their nest enclosures. Photo by C.S. Moreau.
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FIGURE 4:
FIGURE 4 DESCRIPTION:
Dr. Corrie Moreau on Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia. Photo by J.
Moreau.
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