A test of queen recruitment models using nuclear and mitochondrial markers in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1416-1422

  Goodisman, Michael A D ^a   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fire ants; Introduced species; Monogyny; mtDNA; Polygyny; Relatedness; Social insects; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; MODEL; QUEEN; RECRUITMENT; RELATEDNESS; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0031791132     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb02023.x     Document Type: Article

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