High gene flow between populations of Macrotermes michaelseni (Isoptera, Termitidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 344-349

  Brandl, R ^a   Hacker, M ^b   Epplen, J T ^c   Kaib, M ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dispersal; F statistics; Kenya; Population structure; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMES MICHAELSENI; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 28544445213     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0820-2     Document Type: Article

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