Nuclear and mitochondrial genetic structure in two social forms of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta: Insights into transitions to an alternate social organization

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 590-602

  Ross, Kenneth G ^a   Shoemaker, D Dewayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Fire ants; Genetic structure; mtDNA; Social organization; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; HYMENOPTERA;

FIRE ANT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS; SOCIAL FORM; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

USA, GEORGIA;

EID: 0030613362     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.98     Document Type: Article

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