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Intraspecific support for the polygyny-vs.-polyandry hypothesis in the bulldog ant Myrmecia brevinoda.

Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2011

Qian Zeng-Qiang, Schlüns Helge, Schlick-Steiner Birgit C, Steiner Florian M, Robson Simon K A, Schlüns Ellen A, Crozier Ross H

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The number of queens per colony and the number of matings per queen are the most important determinants of the genetic structure of ant colonies, and understanding their interrelationship is essential to the study of social evolution. The polygyny-vs.-polyandry hypothesis argues that polygyny and polyandry should be negatively associated because both can result in increased intracolonial genetic variability and...

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PMID: 21790819
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05195.x

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