Mating behaviour of Rhytidoponera sp. 12 ants inferred from microsatellite analysis

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 167-173

  Tay, W T ^a,b   Crozier, R H ^a,c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gamergates; Microsatellites; Multiple mating; Queenless ponerine ants; Rhytidoponera; Sperm DNA

Indexed keywords

GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; MATING SYSTEM; MATING; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MORPHOLOGY; POLYGAMY; SEX RATIO; WORKER ANT;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DNA; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; RHYTIDOPONERA; RHYTIDOPONERA SP.; RHYTIDOPONERA SP. 12;

EID: 0035140702     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2001.01167.x     Document Type: Article

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