Genetic analysis of dispersal dynamics in an invading population of argentine ants

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2832-2842

  Ingram, Krista K ^a   Gordon, Deborah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Dispersal; Genetic structure; Invasions; Linepithema humile; Micro satellites; Social structure; Supercolony; Unicoloniality

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DISPERSAL; GENETIC STRUCTURE; POPULATION GENETICS;

CALIFORNIA; JASPER RIDGE BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 1342309510     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0595     Document Type: Article

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