Article
Genetic changes associated to declining populations of Formica ants in fragmented forest landscape.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2005
Mäki-Petäys H, Zakharov A, Viljakainen L, Corander J, Pamilo P
Abstract excerpt
We monitored populations of two wood ant species, Formica aquilonia and Formica lugubris, through annual mapping of the colonies in a fragmenting forest landscape from 1966 to 1998. The genetic population structure was studied at the end of the study period by using 12 microsatellite loci. Fragme...
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