Temporal and spatial variation in reproduction in the facultatively polygynous ant Myrmica tahoensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-317

  Evans, J D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

microsatellite DNA; Myrmica tahoensis; relatedness; sex allocation; sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA TAHOENSIS;

EID: 0029758721     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242932     Document Type: Article

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