Genetic structure and reproductive strategy of the ant Cardiocondyla elegans: Strictly monogynous nests invaded by unrelated sexuals

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-354

  Lenoir, J C ^a   Schrempf, A ^b   Lenoir, A ^a   Heinze, J ^b   Mercier, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiocondyla; Colony genetic structure; Ergatoid males; Inbreeding; Intranidal mating; Multiple mating

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETICS; MALE; NESTING; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARDIOCONDYLA; CARDIOCONDYLA ELEGANS;

EID: 33846046081     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.03156.x     Document Type: Article

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