AnAge entry for Cardiocondyla obscurior
Classification (HAGRID: 00008)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (Taxon entry)
Class: Insecta (Taxon entry)
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae (Taxon entry)
Genus: Cardiocondyla
- Species
- Cardiocondyla obscurior
- Common name
- Cardiocondyla obscurior
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 0.5 years (captivity)
- Source
- ref. 1293
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
Queens live about six months. One study reported that compared to flies, gene expression in ant queens changes with age mostly in the opposite direction. Reproductive genes were upregulated and genes associated with metabolic processes and muscle contraction were downregulated in old ant queens relative to young ant queens [1293].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [1293] von Wyschetzki et al. (2015), Transcriptomic Signatures Mirror the Lack of the Fecundity/Longevity Trade-Off in Ant Queens (PubMed)
External Resources
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