Heinze, J and Stratz, M and Pedersen, JS and Haberl, M (2000) Microsatellite analysis suggests occasional worker reproduction in the monogynous ant Crematogaster smithi. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 47 (4). pp. 299-301. ISSN 0020-1812,
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In addition to a single queen and workers, colonies of the ant Crematogaster smithi from the Chiricahua Mts., Arizona, may contain one or several "large workers". These are specialized for laying viable, unfertilized eggs. However, it is unclear whether in queenright colonies these eggs are all eaten or some of them develop into males. Using microsatellite markers we investigated the genetic structure of colonies of C. smithi. The effective mating frequency of queens is close to one. At least in one of four colonies that contained both a queen and "large workers" and produced males in the laboratory, the genotype of some males suggested worker reproduction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HYMENOPTERA; LOCI; Formicidae; worker reproduction; colony structure; microsatellites |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Zoologie/Evolutionsbiologie (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinze) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 17 May 2021 14:22 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2021 08:31 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/42967 |
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