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Phylogeny and founding stage of Lasius (Acanthomyops) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Raczkowski, Joseph Martin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1221749471

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2008, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology.
The evolution of social parasitism in ants remains a controversial topic despite nearly 200 years of study and discussion. A lack of the details of socially parasitic behavior and phylogenies of socially parasitic groups are the greatest hindrances to understanding the evolution of this behavior. In this dissertation I address these problems for a group of North American ants, Lasius (Acanthomyops). I review social parasitism in ants, summarizing what we know and identifying the problems with the available data including distributional data. I present a study of socially parasitic behavior for my group of interest, as well as a phylogeny based on morphology and molecules. Finally, I discuss the implications of my findings on the evolution of social parasitism within the context of Emery's Rule.
John Wenzel (Advisor)
Steve Rissing (Advisor)
Joan Herbers (Committee Member)
Norman Johnson (Committee Member)

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  • Raczkowski, J. M. (2008). Phylogeny and founding stage of Lasius (Acanthomyops) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1221749471

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Raczkowski, Joseph. Phylogeny and founding stage of Lasius (Acanthomyops) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 2008. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1221749471.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Raczkowski, Joseph. "Phylogeny and founding stage of Lasius (Acanthomyops) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1221749471

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