List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2014. Vol. 10
Color Variability and Phenotypic Differentiation of the Red Wood Ant Formica aquilonia Yarrow, 1955 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Baikal Region
Author(s)
I. A. Antonov, A. V. Gilev
Abstract
The results of the study of the variability of Formica aquilonia in the Baikal region were shown. We found a phenotypic differentiation of populations of ants. There are three major groups of ant's populations differing on color patterns. The Pn3 morph prevails in the eastern and western groups and the darker Pn4 morph prevails in the central group. It is possible that these three groups of populations of ants colonized this region from different local postglacial refugia.
Keywords
red wood ants, variability, phenotypic differentiation, Baikal region
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