Local co-adaptation leading to a geographical mosaic of coevolution in a social parasite system

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1026-1034

  Fischer, B ^a   Foitzik, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Ants; Coevolution; Geographical mosaic; Social parasites; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; SELECTION; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTS; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; HARPAGOXENUS SUBLAEVIS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOTHORAX; LEPTOTHORAX ACERVORUM;

EID: 4444379206     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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