Population genomics of eusocial insects: The costs of a vertebrate-like effective population size

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 593-603

  Romiguier, J ^a   Lourenco, J ^a   Gayral, P ^a,b   Faivre, N ^a   Weinert, L A ^a,c   Ravel, S ^a   Ballenghien, M ^a   Cahais, V ^a   Bernard, A ^a   Loire, E ^a   Keller, L ^d   Galtier, N ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Genomics; Insects; Life history evolution; Molecular evolution; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTOME;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; INSECT; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; GENOMICS; INSECTS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84894231209     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12331     Document Type: Article

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