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Colony Fusion in a Parthenogenetic Ant, Pristomyrmex punctatus

In the ant Pristomyrmex punctatus Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), all young workers lay a small number of eggs parthenogenetically. Some colonies consist of monoclonal individuals that provide high inclusive fitness, according to the kin selection theory. However, in some populations, a majority of...

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Autores principales: Satow, Show, Satoh, Toshiyuki, Hirota, Tadao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3738106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23895053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.013.3801