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Patterns of population subdivision and gene flow in the ant Nothomyrmecia macrops reflected in microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2003
Sanetra M, Crozier R H
Abstract excerpt
The Australian endemic ant Nothomyrmecia macrops is renowned for having retained a large proportion of 'primitive' morphological and behavioural characters. Another less studied peculiarity of this species is the production of short-winged (brachypterous) female sexuals, which presumably are poor dispersers. The males, in contrast, bear a full set of normally developed wings and thus may disperse widely. We...
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