Effects of Wolbachia on mtDNA variation in two fire ant species

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1757-1771

  Shoemaker, D DeWayne ^a   Keller, Gwen ^b   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ants; mtDNA; Population structure; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis richteri; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANTS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HAPLOTYPES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; VARIATION (GENETICS); WOLBACHIA;

ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0037631090     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01864.x     Document Type: Article

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