Loss of genetic variability in social spiders: Genetic and phylogenetic consequences of population subdivision and inbreeding

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-37

  Agnarsson, I ^a,b,c,d   Aviles L ^d   Maddison, W P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evolutionary dead end; Heterosis; Inbred social; Inbreeding; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

COHORT ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROSIS; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECUADOR; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRENCH GUIANA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HETEROSIS; INBREEDING; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ECUADOR; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FOUNDER EFFECT; FRENCH GUIANA; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRID VIGOR; INBREEDING; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE; MYA;

EID: 84871075271     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12022     Document Type: Article

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