Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites in the giant bulldog ant, Myrmecia brevinoda and the jumper ant, M. Pilosula

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Qian, Zeng Qiang ^a   Sara Ceccarelli, F ^a,b   Carew, Melissa E ^a,c   Schlns, Helge ^a   Schlick Steiner, Birgit C ^d   Steiner, Florian M ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

codominant markers; colony structure; Myrmecia pyriformis; Myrmeciinae; Nothomyrmecia macrops

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMECIA (INSECT); MYRMECIA BREVINODA; MYRMECIA PILOSULA; MYRMECIA PYRIFORMIS; MYRMECIINAE; NOTHOMYRMECIA; NOTHOMYRMECIA MACROPS;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTS; DINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 80052084911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.011.7101     Document Type: Article

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