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Microsatellites reveal high genetic diversity within colonies of Camponotus ants.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 1995
Gertsch P, Pamilo P, Varvio S L
Abstract excerpt
In order to characterize the sociogenetic structure of colonies in the carpenter ants Camponotus herculeanus and C. ligniperda, we have developed microsatellite markers. The three loci studied were either fixed for different alleles in the two species or showed different patterns of polymorphisms. Genotyping of workers and males showed that the broods of C. ligniperda include several matrilines, a rare phenomenon...
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