Social and genetic characteristics of geographically isolated populations in the ant Formica cinerea

Social and genetic characteristics of geographically isolated populations in the ant Formica cinerea

The ant Formica cinerea in northern Europe has geographically isolated populations that were examined using five microsatellite loci. The populations differ widely regarding the social organization of colonies. Based on genetic relatedness (r) among worker nest mates, the populations were classified...

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Veröffentlicht in:Molecular ecology 2001-12, Vol.10 (12), p.2807-2818
Hauptverfasser: Goropashnaya, A. V., Seppä, P., Pamilo, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
ants
Ants - genetics
Ants - physiology
DNA - chemistry
DNA - genetics
Ecology
Female
gene flow
genetic diversity
Genetic Variation
Male
Markov Chains
Microsatellite Repeats - genetics
microsatellites
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Social Behavior
social organization
viscosity
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Zusammenfassung:The ant Formica cinerea in northern Europe has geographically isolated populations that were examined using five microsatellite loci. The populations differ widely regarding the social organization of colonies. Based on genetic relatedness (r) among worker nest mates, the populations were classified as M type with monogynous (single queen) colonies (r > 0.59), as P type with polygynous colonial networks (r 
ISSN:0962-1083
1365-294X
DOI:10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01410.x