Worker reproduction in ants - A genetic analysis

Heredity

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 604-612

  Walin, Laura ^a   Sundström, Liselotte ^a,b   Seppä, Perttu ^a,c   Rosengren, Ralner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ants; Kin selection; Mating frequency; Relatedness; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

ANT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0032409158     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6884340     Document Type: Article

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