Comparative study of breeding systems of sympatric subterranean termites (Reticulitermes flavipes and R. hageni) in central North Carolina using two classes of molecular genetic markers

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 173-187

  Vargo, Edward L ^a   Carlson, Joanna R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Mitochondrial DNA; Reticulitermes flavipes; Reticulitermes hageni; Reticulitermes virginicus

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC MARKER; POPULATION GENETICS; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SYMPATRY; TERMITE;

NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RETICULITERMES HAGENI; RETICULITERMES VIRGINICUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33750215908     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-35.1.173     Document Type: Article

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