Gynandromorphs as indicators of modularity and evolvability in ants

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 316 B, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 313-318

  Yang, Andrew S ^a   Abouheif, Ehab ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MOSAICISM; PHENOTYPE;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHEIDOLE;

EID: 79958836103     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21407     Document Type: Article

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