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Variable queen number in ant colonies: no impact on queen turnover, inbreeding, and population genetic differentiation in the ant Formica selysi.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 May 2004

Chapuisat Michel, Bocherens Samuel, Rosset Hervé

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Variation in queen number alters the genetic structure of social insect colonies, which in turn affects patterns of kin-selected conflict and cooperation. Theory suggests that shifts from single- to multiple-queen colonies are often associated with other changes in the breeding system, such as higher queen turnover, more local mating, and restricted dispersal. These changes may restrict gene flow between the two...

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PMID: 15212387
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb00440.x

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