Hierarchical genetic structure of the introduced wasp Vespula germanica in Australia

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1423-1432

  Goodisman, Michael A D ^a,b,d   Matthews, Robert W ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellite; Introduced species; Migration; Social insects; Yellowjacket wasp

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BOTTLENECK; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERGENCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISLAND; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; SPECIES INTRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETICS, POPULATION; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; WASPS;

EID: 0034994223     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01291.x     Document Type: Article

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