Phenotypic diversity in red wood ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Is kinship involved?

Phenotypic diversity depends on genotype diversity, but the degree of genotype-by-environment interaction is species-specific. Red wood ants (Formica s. str) are keystone species in boreal forests and very variable phenotypically. These variations are used for species identification and proposed as...

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Main Authors: Oksana SKALDINA, Jouni SORVARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2020-01-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202001-0003_phenotypic_diversity_in_red_wood_ants_hymenoptera_formicidae_is_kinship_involved.php