Hierarchical analysis of genetic structure in native fire ant populations: Results from three classes of molecular markers

Genetics

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 643-655

  Ross, Kenneth G ^a   Krieger, Michael J B ^b   Shoemaker, D DeWayne ^c   Vargo, Edward L ^d   Keller, Laurent ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARTICLE; GENE STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0030854367     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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