High genetic relatedness among nestmate queens in the polygynous ponerine ant Gnamptogenys striatula in Brazil

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 128-134

  Giraud, T ^a,c   Blatrix, R ^a   Poteaux, C ^a   Solignac, M ^b   Jaisson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ants; Gnamptogenys striatula; Microsatellites; Polygyny; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

ANT; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0035153088     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000284     Document Type: Article

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