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Characterization and distribution of Pogonomyrmex harvester ant lineages with genetic caste determination.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2007
Schwander Tanja, Cahan Sara Helms, Keller Laurent
Abstract excerpt
Genetic caste determination has been described in two populations of Pogonomyrmex harvester ants, each comprising a pair of interbreeding lineages. Queens mate with males of their own and of the alternate lineage and produce two types of diploid offspring, those fertilized by males of the queens' lineage which develop into queens and those fertilized by males of the other lineage which develop into workers. Each...
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