Large scale unicoloniality: The population and colony structure of the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) in New Zealand

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-282

  Corin, S E ^a   Abbott, K L ^a   Ritchie, P A ^a   Lester, P J ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Bottleneck; Formicidae; Molecular markers; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; COLONY STRUCTURE; DIETARY SHIFT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC ISOLATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RELATEDNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 34548027955     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0942-9     Document Type: Article

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