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Molecular phylogeny among local populations of weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina

Molecular phylogeny among local populations of weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina

Authors :
Azuma, Noriko
Kikuchi, Tomonori
Ogata, Kazuo
Higashi, Seigo
Azuma, Noriko
Kikuchi, Tomonori
Ogata, Kazuo
Higashi, Seigo
Publication Year :
2002

Abstract

The molecular phylogeny of 24 Oecophylla smaragdina populations and two O. longinoda populations was studied using 647 bp of the mitochondrial cyt b gene. The phylogenetic analysis suggested that O. smaragdina and O. longinoda were separated from each other first, and after that the first within-species divergence of O. smaragdina occurred in early stage of their history, in which the Asian, Australian, and Sulawesian groups rose. This grouping was almost coincident with the distribution of landmass in glacial periods in Pleistocene. Thereafter, each group seemed to have independently diverged into present populations on each landmass.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1198779891
Document Type :
Electronic Resource