Clonal composition of colonies of a eusocial aphid, Ceratovacuna japonica

High degrees of relatedness among colony mates and kin recognition ability are important factors maintaining eusociality. However, in eusocial aphids, clone mixing between different colonies is reported to occur frequently, suggesting a lack of kin recognition. Studies investigating the clonal comp...

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Main Author: Mitsuru Hattori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-04-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/426