Mating frequency of ant queens with alternative dispersal strategies, as revealed by microsatellite analysis of sperm

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1097-1105

  Chapuisat, Michel ^a,b,c  

^a Musee de Zoologie Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Formica paralugubris; Mating frequency; Microsatellites; Polyandry; Social insects

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC MARKER; MATING SYSTEM;

FORMICA PARALUGUBRIS;

EID: 0031724585     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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