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Queen execution increases relatedness among workers of the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile
Polygyny in social insects can greatly reduce within‐nest genetic relatedness. In polygynous ant species, potential rival queens in colonies with multiple queens are often executed by other queens, workers, or both. The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, native to South America, forms a “supercolony...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588641/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445661 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1681 |