Determinants of intracolonial relatedness in Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Hymenoptera; Formicidae): Mating frequency and brood raids

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1931-1938

  Gadau, Jürgen ^a   Strehl, Christoph Peter ^a   Oettler, Jan ^b   Holldobler B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood raiding; Effective mating frequency; Formicidae; Microsatellites; Myrmicinae; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MYRMICINAE; POGONOMYRMEX; POGONOMYRMEX RUGOSUS;

EID: 0037630946     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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