Nestmate relatedness in a communal bee, Perdita texana (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), based on DNA fingerprinting

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 276-284

  Danforth, Bryan N ^a   Neff, John L ^b   Barretto Ko, Percival ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Central Texas Melittological Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA fingerprinting; Kin selection; Nestmates; Perdita texana; Sociality

Indexed keywords

BEE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; KIN SELECTION; RELATEDNESS;

ANDRENIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PERDITA TEXANA;

EID: 0029666913     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb04491.x     Document Type: Article

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