Extended family structure in the ant Formica paralugubris: The role of the breeding system

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 405-412

  Chapuisat, Michel ^a,b,c   Keller, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b Musee de Zoologie Lausanne   (Switzerland)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ants; Dispersal; Formica paralugubris; Kin selection; Microsatellites; Queen number

Indexed keywords

ANT; FAMILY STRUCTURE; GENE FLOW; KIN SELECTION; POLYGYNY;

FORMICA PARALUGUBRIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032698664     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050636     Document Type: Article

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