Acceptance of alien queens by the ruby ant Myrmica rubra (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Gene flow by queen flow
Social insect colonies, especially of ants, often include several egg-laying queens that are not always closely related to each other. At least in some cases, the ants seem to accept non-related queens into their colonies. Here I test whether the colony queen status (with or without a queen), geneti...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2017-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201701-0028_Acceptance_of_alien_queens_by_the_ruby_ant_Myrmica_rubra_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_Gene_flow_by_queen_flow.php |