Molecular evolutionary analyses of the odorant-binding protein gene Gp-9 in fire ants and other Solenopsis species

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2090-2103

  Krieger, Michael J B ^a   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire ants; Gp 9; Odorant binding proteins; Polygyny; Solenopsis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

ANIMALS; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HYMENOPTERA; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECEPTORS, ODORANT;

SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 24744443020     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msi203     Document Type: Article

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