Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants

Alexander Paul, Tomas Kay, Ivan Lacroix, Vikram Chandra, Asaf Gal, Patrick K. Piekarski, Stephany Valdés-Rodríguez, Amelia L. Ritger, Katelyn S. Lee, Kip D. Lacy, Daniel J. C. Kronauer

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6
Published: 2026-07-08
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6,
  title = {Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants},
  author = {Alexander Paul and Tomas Kay and Ivan Lacroix and Vikram Chandra and Asaf Gal and Patrick K. Piekarski and Stephany Valdés-Rodríguez and Amelia L. Ritger and Katelyn S. Lee and Kip D. Lacy and Daniel J. C. Kronauer},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nature},
  doi = {10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants
AU  - Alexander Paul
AU  - Tomas Kay
AU  - Ivan Lacroix
AU  - Vikram Chandra
AU  - Asaf Gal
AU  - Patrick K. Piekarski
AU  - Stephany Valdés-Rodríguez
AU  - Amelia L. Ritger
AU  - Katelyn S. Lee
AU  - Kip D. Lacy
AU  - Daniel J. C. Kronauer
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nature
DO  - 10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6
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Paul, A., Kay, T., Lacroix, I., Chandra, V., Gal, A., Piekarski, P. K., Valdés-Rodríguez, S., Ritger, A. L., Lee, K. S., Lacy, K. D., & Kronauer, D. J. C. (2026). Ancient feeding-related neuropeptides regulate alloparenting in ants. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10747-6

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