Genetic analysis of breeding structure in laboratory-reared colonies of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-523

  Long, Catherine E ^a   Vargo, Edward L ^b   Thorne, Barbara L ^c   Juba, Thomas R ^b  

^a American Pest Management Inc   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; INBREEDING; SIBLING; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 33847153136     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2006)89[521:GAOBSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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