PCR primers for polymorphic microsatellite loci in the facultatively polygynous plant-ant Petalomyrmex phylax (Formicidae)

Molecular Ecology Notes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 404-407

  Dalecky, Ambroise ^a   Debout, G ^a   Mondor, G ^b   Rasplus, J Y ^b   Estoup, A ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Microsatellites; Myrmelachistini; Petalomyrmex; Plant ant relationships; Social insect

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; POLYGYNY; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE;

APHOMOMYRMEX; CATAULACUS; CLADOMYRMA; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; INSECTA; MYRMELACHISTINI; MYRMICINAE; PETALOMYRMEX; PETALOMYRMEX PHYLAX;

EID: 0036897769     PISSN: 14718278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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