No gene flow between wing forms and clonal reproduction by males in the long-winged form of the ant Vollenhovia emeryi

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-168

  Kobayashi, K ^a   Hasegawa, E ^a   Ohkawara, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clonal reproduction; Gene flow; Microsatellites; Past hybridization event; Vollenhovia emeryi

Indexed keywords

ANT; CLONE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENOMICS; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; WING;

VOLLENHOVIA EMERYI;

EID: 79952699238     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0131-0     Document Type: Article

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