The influence of hybridization on colony structure in the ant species Temnothorax nylanderi and T. crassispinus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Pusch, K ^a   Heinze, J ^a   Foitzik, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact zone; Hybridization; Reproductive investment; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; FITNESS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYBRID ZONE; HYBRIDIZATION; PARAPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SIBLING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCONIA; GERMANY;

TEMNOTHORAX NYLANDERI;

EID: 33845714704     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0891-8     Document Type: Article

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