Genetic relationship of myrmecophyte (Anthorrhiza caerulea) individuals within and among territories of the arboreal ant (Dolichoderus sp.) detected using random amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 273-282

  Maeyama, T ^a   Matsumoto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant colony; Cluster analysis; DNA marker; Kinship structure; Myrmecochory; New Guinea; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

GENETIC MARKER; MYRMECOPHYTE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATEDNESS;

PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ANTHORRHIZA CAERULEA; DOLICHODERUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034129414     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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