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The geography of diversification in mutualistic ants: a gene's-eye view into the Neogene history of Sundaland rain forests.
Molecular ecology - 1 May 2007
Quek S-P, Davies S J, Ashton P S, Itino T, Pierce N E
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We investigate the geographical and historical context of diversification in a complex of mutualistic Crematogaster ants living in Macaranga trees in the equatorial rain forests of Southeast Asia. Using mitochondrial DNA from 433 ant colonies collected from 32 locations spanning Borneo, Malaya and Sumatra, we infer branching relationships, patterns of genetic diversity and population history. We reconstruct a...
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