Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

S. Foitzik; M. Haberl; J. Gadau; J. Heinze

doi:10.1007/s000400050043

Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

S. Foitzik, M. Haberl, J. Gadau, J. Heinze

Arizona State University

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Abstract

The queen mating frequency of the ant Leptothorax nylanderi was investigated by analyzing three (GA)(n) repeat microsatellite loci in queens and workers in 12 colonies from a single German population. Microsatellite genotypes indicate that all queens were inseminated by a single male. The genotypes of the males produced in queenright colonies suggest that they were offspring of the queen.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-227
Number of pages	9
Journal	Insectes Sociaux
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s000400050043
State	Published - 1997

Keywords

Leptothorax
Microsatellites
Multiple mating
Relatedness

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science

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Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

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