Microsatellites reveal high genetic diversity within colonies of Camponotus ants.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1995.tb00216.x

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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

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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...

Topics

Alleles
Animals
Ants
Base Sequence
Behavior, Animal
DNA, Satellite
Female
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

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