Mating frequency and genetic structure of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 119-126

  Krieger, Michael J B ^a,b   Keller, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Linepithema humile; Mating frequency; Microsatellites; Population structure; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; GENE FLOW; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MATING SYSTEM; MICROSATELLITE DNA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOA;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0034143514     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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