Reproductive conflicts in polyandrous and polygynous ant Formica sanguinea

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 421-430

  Haapaniemi, K ^a   Pamilo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

caste differences; microsatellites; multiple mating; polygyny; relatedness asymmetry; reproductive competition

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; MALE; MARRIAGE; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; GENETIC LOCI; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

FORMICA SANGUINEA;

EID: 84855428687     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05386.x     Document Type: Article

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