Polygyny and strong genetic structuring within an isolated population of the wood ant Formica rufa

Social structuring of populations within some Formica species exhibits considerable variation going from monodomous and monogynous populations to polydomous, polygynous populations. The wood ant species Formica rufa appears to be mainly monodomous and monogynous throughout most of its distribution a...

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Main Authors: Wouter Dekoninck, Kevin Maebe, Peter Breyne, Frederik Hendrickx
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4402