Microsatellite analysis of gamergate relatedness of the queenless ponerine ant Rhytidoponera sp. 12

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 188-192

  Tay, W T ^a,b   Crozie, R H ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gamergates; Microsatellites; Queenless ants; Relatedness; Rhytidoponera sp. 12

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; GAMERGATE; RELATEDNESS;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; RHYTIDOPONERA;

EID: 0034044106     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001700     Document Type: Article

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