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Congruence of microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA variation in acrobat ants (Crematogaster subgenus Decacrema, Formicidae: Myrmicinae) inhabiting Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) myrmecophytes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ueda Shouhei, Nagano Yusuke, Kataoka Yowsuke, Komatsu Takashi, Itioka Takao, Shimizu-Kaya Usun, Inui Yoko, Itino Takao
Abstract excerpt
A previously reported mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) phylogeny of Crematogaster (subgenus Decacrema) ants inhabiting Macaranga myrmecophytes indicated that the partners diversified synchronously and their specific association has been maintained for 20 million years. However, the mtDNA clades did not exactly match morphological species, probably owing to introgressive hybridization among younger species. In this...
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