Thelytokous parthenogenesis, male clonality and genetic caste determination in the little fire ant: New evidence and insights from the lab

Heredity

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-212

  Foucaud, J ^a,c   Estoup, A ^a   Loiseau, A ^a   Rey, O ^a   Orivel, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^c France and University of Paris Sud   (France)

Author keywords

genetic caste determination; male clonality; reproduction system; thelytokous parthenogenesis; Wasmannia auropunctata

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANT; CASTE SYSTEM; CLONAL GROWTH; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POLYMORPHISM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; THELYTOKY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION;

WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 77952118208     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.169     Document Type: Article

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