Facultative sexual reproduction in the parthenogenetic ant Platythyrea punctata

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Hartmann, A ^a   Wantia, J ^a,b   Heinze, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Facultative parthenogenesis; Gamergate; Platythyrea; Population structure; Thelytoky

Indexed keywords

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PLATYTHYREA; PLATYTHYREA PUNCTATA;

EID: 20844440591     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0786-5     Document Type: Article

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