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Complex determination of queen body size in the queen size dimorphic ant Leptothorax rugatulus (Formicidae: Hymenoptera).

Heredity - 1 Jul 2001

Rüppell O, Heinze J, Hölldobler B

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In order to understand the evolution of natural variability, and polymorphisms in particular, it is essential to study proximate causes. Our study is the first work on ants to determine formally the heritability of quantitative traits in a quantitative genetic framework. We investigated the causes of queen size dimorphism of the ant Leptothorax rugatulus and derive from the results a possible scenario for its...

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PMID: 11678985
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00904.x

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