Similar evolutionary potentials in an obligate ant parasite and its two host species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 871-886

  Pennings, P S ^a,b   Achenbach, A ^a   Foitzik, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

GST; Host parasite coevolution; Jost D; Maximum likelihood methods; Population genetics; Social insects

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANT; COEVOLUTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUTATION; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PROTOMOGNATHUS AMERICANUS; TEMNOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 79952658379     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02223.x     Document Type: Article

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