Simple genetic basis for important social traits in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2387-2399

  Ross, Kenneth G ^a   Vargo, Edward L ^b   Keller, Laurent ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enzyme polymorphism; fire ants; phosphoglucomutase; physiological genetics; selection; social insects; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0030498720     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03626.x     Document Type: Article

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