Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-227

  Foitzik, S ^a,b   Haberl, M ^c   Gadau, J ^a   Heinze, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leptothorax; Microsatellites; Multiple mating; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ANT; MATING FREQUENCY; MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS; QUEEN;

GERMANY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOTHORAX NYLANDERI;

EID: 0030867970     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050043     Document Type: Article

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