Genetic basis of cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis in parabiotic ants

This study investigastes the genetic basis of cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) biosynthesis in the parabiotic ants Crematogaster levior and Camponotus femoratus, which both are present in two different chemotypes (likely representing cryptic species). The CHC profiles largely differ between the closely related chemotypes suggesting differences in gene gxpression.