Microsatellite analysis suggests occasional worker reproduction in the monogynous ant Crematogaster smithi

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-301

  Heinze, J ^a,b   Stratz M ^a,b   Pedersen, J S ^c   Haberl, M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Formicidae; Microsatellites; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

CREMATOGASTER SMITHI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034535739     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001719     Document Type: Article

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