Variation in the level of aggression, chemical and genetic distance among three supercolonies of the Argentine ant in Europe

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 4106-4121

  Blight, O ^a   Berville, L ^a   Vogel, V ^b   Hefetz, A ^c   Renucci, M ^d   Orgeas, J ^a   Provost, E ^d   Keller, L ^b  

^a AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

aggression; cuticular hydrocarbons; Linepithema humile; population genetics; supercolonies

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EUROPE; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; EUROPE; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HYDROCARBONS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 84864406285     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05668.x     Document Type: Article

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