# AGENTS.md — Two lineages that need each other

**Paper**: Two lineages that need each other (2017)
**Area**: Entomology
**Authors**: Daniel A. Friedman, Deborah M. Gordon

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## Agent Roles

### 📖 Research Agent
**Focus**: Deep analysis of Two lineages that need each other
**Tasks**:
- Analyze core argument: Dependent-lineage ant species challenge conventional assumptions about colony genetic structure and its relationship to colony-level behavior. In depe...
- Evaluate: Examines how dependent-lineage mating systems shape colony organization
- Evaluate: Discusses genetic caste determination as a natural experiment in behavioral genetics
- Evaluate: Highlights intragenomic conflict in socially complex ant species

### 🔬 Methods Agent
**Focus**: Methodological rigor and replication
**Tasks**:
- Assess and document: Population genetic analysis
- Assess and document: Molecular phylogenetics
- Assess and document: Behavioral ecology field studies
- Assess and document: Comparative interspecific analysis

### 📚 Citation Agent
**Focus**: Citation context and scholarly impact
**Tasks**:
- Track citations and impact of this entomology work
- Map connections to related works in the Friedman corpus
- Identify citing papers and downstream applications

### 🔗 Synthesis Agent
**Focus**: Cross-paper and cross-domain connections
**Tasks**:
- Connect themes: dependent-lineage, mating systems, Pogonomyrmex, harvester ants, genetic caste determination
- Link to related works in the docxology corpus
- Identify synergies across Active Inference, entomology, and cognitive security

### 💼 Consultant Agent
**Focus**: Practical application and knowledge transfer
**Tasks**:
- Evaluates practical applications and implementation strategies for this research
- Maps findings to industry challenges, Active Inference, and technological solutions
- Facilitates knowledge transfer to external teams and collaborators

## Extraction Log

- **Source PDF**: `2017_TwoLineages.pdf`
- **PDF Status**: ✅ Available
- **Documentation Quality**: Hand-curated from direct PDF analysis

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