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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
Abstract excerpt
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 hi...
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