Inbreeding and sex-biased gene flow in the ant Formica exsecta.

doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00363.x

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Inbreeding and sex-biased gene flow in the ant Formica exsecta.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jul 2003

Sundström Liselotte, Keller Laurent, Chapuisat Michel

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The objective of this study was to assess breeding and dispersal patterns of both males and females in a monogyne (a single queen per colony) population of ants. Monogyny is commonly associated with extensive nuptial flights, presumably leading to considerable gene flow over large areas. Opposite to these expectations we found evidence of both inbreeding and sex-biased gene flow in a monogyne population of...

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Animals
Ants
Female
Finland
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Inbreeding
Male
Movement
Population Dynamics

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PMID: 12940360
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00363.x

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