Genetic relatedness of polygyne queens in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta determined by microsatellite analysis /

0.82. Analysis of progeny studies from ten monogyny

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Main Author: Lu, Lanying, 1965-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Summary:0.82. Analysis of progeny studies from ten monogyny
between number of queens and relatedness among queens
but also in allozyme markers due to the severe founder
colonies and 517 polygyne queens confirmed that
colonies is not caused only by the changes of
different from zero. There is no certain relationship
environment. Genetic factors may also play an
Estimates of relatedness relatedness among queens
event. The loss of variation in kin-selecting loci may
factor in the development of socialite. Microsatellite
fashion, codominant, and selectively neutral.
favor the polygyne forms in the USA.
fire ants lost many alleles not only in microsatellite
fire ants. Previous studies showed that the introduced
Genetic relatedness is thought to be an important graphics.
groups in a laboratory colony are not significantly
heterozygosity ranging from 0.53-
important role in the evolution of the red imported
insects due to their highly polymorphism. In this
markers are ideal to estimate relatedness in social
markers with alleles varying from 4-7 and expected
may indicate that low relatedness of queens within
microsatellite markers were inherited in Mendelian
polygyne colonies and among queens within aggregated
smallest colonies. The near zero relatedness of queens
study, we developed five polymorphic microsatellite
within aggregated groups in the laboratory colonies
within colonies. Relatedness is zero even in the
within using five microsatellite markers revealed that
Item Description:"Major subject: Genetics".
Vita.
Physical Description:xi, 75 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-74).