Genetic diversity, population structure and sex-biased dispersal in three co-evolving species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2470-2480

  Foitzik, S ^a   Bauer, S ^a   Laurent, S ^a   Pennings, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ants; Coevolution; Host parasite interaction; Phylogeography; Population genetics; Population structure; Sex biased dispersal

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANT; COEVOLUTION; COLONIZATION; DISPERSAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PARASITE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

FORMICIDAE; HARPAGOXENUS SUBLAEVIS; LEPTOTHORAX ACERVORUM; LEPTOTHORAX MUSCORUM;

EID: 72449152854     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01863.x     Document Type: Article

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