Polygyny via unrelated queens indicated by mitochondrial DNA variation in the Australian meat ant Iridomyrmex purpureus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-14

  Carew, M E ^a   Tay, W T ^a   Crozier, R H ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Iridomyrmex purpureus; meat ants; Mitochondrial DNA; polygyny; restriction site polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; IRIDOMYRMEX PURPUREUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030907065     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050018     Document Type: Article

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