Global-scale analyses of chemical ecology and population genetics in the invasive Argentine ant

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 997-1005

  Brandt, M ^a   Van Wilgenburg, E ^a   Tsutsui, N D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chemical ecology; Cuticular hydrocarbon; Invasive species; Microsatellite; Nestmate recognition; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; INTEGUMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTS; ARGENTINA; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HYDROCARBONS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; INTERNATIONALITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 60549095297     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.04056.x     Document Type: Article

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