Population structure and interdemic selection in the cooperative spider Anelosimus eximius

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 589-608

  Smith, D R ^a   Hagen, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Araneae; F statistics; group selection; heterozygosity; inbreeding; interdemic selection; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS EXIMIUS; ARANEAE; THERIDIIDAE;

COOPERATION; GROUP SELECTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING; INTERDEMIC SELECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 0029661034     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9050589.x     Document Type: Article

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