Persistence conditions of symmetric social hybridogenesis in haplo-diploid hymenoptera

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-31

  Yamauchi, Atsushi ^a   Yamamura, Norio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic caste determination; Harvester ant; Population dynamics; Symmetric social hybridogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BREEDING SUCCESS; DIPLOIDY; HAPLOIDY; HYMENOPTERA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATING SYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOIDY; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POGONOMYRMEX RUGOSUS;

EID: 33646055769     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.08.020     Document Type: Article

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