Population genetics and colony structure of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) in its native and introduced ranges

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 976-985

  Tsutsui, Neil D ^a,b   Case, Ted J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Dispersal; Gene flow; Introduced species; Isolation by distance; Kin selection; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0034969058     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00614.x     Document Type: Article

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