Genetic relatedness and colony structure in polygynous myrmica ants

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-290

  Seppä, Perttu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Genetic relatedness; Kin structure; Myrmica; Polygyny; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

MYRMICA;

EID: 0030468662     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522918     Document Type: Article

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