In: Nucleic Acids Research, 2008, vol. 36, p. D773-D779
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In: Insectes Sociaux, 2008, vol. 55, no. 4, p. 347-354
Factors affecting relatedness among nest members in ant colonies with high queen number are still poorly understood. In order to identify the major determinants of nest kin structure, we conducted a detailed analysis of the breeding system of the ant Formica exsecta. We estimated the number of mature queens by mark-release-recapture in 29 nests and dissected a sub-sample of queens to assess their...
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