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Colony kin structure and breeding system in the ant genus Plagiolepis.

Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2011

Thurin N, Sery N, Guimbretiere R, Aron S

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Relatedness is a central parameter in the evolution of sociality, because kin selection theory assumes that individuals involved in altruistic interactions are related. At least three reproductive characteristics are known to profoundly affect colony kin structure in social insects: the number of reproductive queens per colony, the relatedness among breeding queens and queen mating frequency. Both the occurrence...

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PMID: 21696475
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05161.x

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