Mating frequency of Leptothorax nylanderi ant queens determined by microsatellite analysis

被引:69
作者
Foitzik, S
Haberl, M
Gadau, J
Heinze, J
机构
[1] UNIV WURZBURG, BIOZENTRUM, THEODOR BOVERI INST, LS VERHALTENSPHYSIOL & SOZIOBIOL, D-97074 WURZBURG, GERMANY
[2] UNIV MUNICH, INST ZOOL, D-80333 MUNICH, GERMANY
关键词
multiple mating; relatedness; Leptothorax microsatellites;
D O I
10.1007/s000400050043
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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摘要
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.
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