Article
Brood production and lineage discrimination in the red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus).
Ecology - 1 Sept 2006
Volny Veronica P, Greene Michael J, Gordon Deborah M
Abstract excerpt
In contrast to the system of caste determination in most social insects, reproductive caste determination in some populations of Pogonomyrmex barbatus has a genetic basis. Populations that exhibit genetic caste determination are segregated into two distinct, genetic lineages. Same-lineage matings result in female reproductives, while inter-lineage matings result in workers. To investigate whether founding P....
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.