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Rare sexual reproduction events in the clonal reproduction system of introduced populations of the little fire ant.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Aug 2006
Foucaud Julien, Jourdan Hervé, Le Breton Julien, Loiseau Anne, Konghouleux Djoël, Estoup Arnaud
Abstract excerpt
A unique reproductive system has previously been described in Wasmannia auropunctata, a widespread invasive ant species, where males are produced clonally, female queens are parthenogens, and female workers are produced sexually. However, these findings were mostly based on samples originating from only a limited part of the native range of the species in South America. We used microsatellite markers to uncover...
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