Seasonal changes in the genetic structure of an aphid-ant mutualism as revealed using microsatellite analysis of the aphid Tuberculatus quercicola and the ant Formica yessensis.

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The present study examined whether the mutualistic relationship between the aphid Tuberculatus quercicola (Matsumura) (Homoptera: Aphididae) and the attending ant Formica yessensis Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has had any mutual effects on the microgeographical genetic population structure of both partner species. The aphids and the attending ants were collected in June, August, and October 2004 from six trees...

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