Nestmate relatedness in the Australian ant myrmecia pyriformis smith, 1858 (Hymeno-ptera: Formicidae)

Myrmecological News

Volumn 15, Issue , 2011, Pages 77-84

  Sanetra, Matthias ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Gamergates; Microsatellites; Multiple mating; Myrmeciinae; Paternity

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; MYRMECIA (INSECT); MYRMECIA PYRIFORMIS; MYRMECIINAE;

EID: 79958220509     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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