論文

査読有り
2012年5月

Phylogenetic Relationships Among Populations of Vollenhovia ants, With Particular Focus on the Evolution of Wing Morphology

ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
  • Kazuya Kobayashi
  • ,
  • Kei Tamura
  • ,
  • Misato Okamoto
  • ,
  • Eisuke Hasegawa
  • ,
  • Kyohsuke Ohkawara

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開始ページ
454
終了ページ
461
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1603/AN11038
出版者・発行元
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOC AMER

Queen polymorphism in wing morphology and thoracic structure provides the opportunity to test hypotheses about mating strategies and colony founding modes. Some studies indicate that the difference in mating behavior between winged and wingless queens may promote genetic isolation, possibly leading to speciation. However, the knowledge about genetic differences and phylogenetic relationships among polymorphic queens is limited. Queens of the myrmicine ant Vollenhovia emeryi Wheeler exhibit two morphs: a long-winged (L-queen) and a short-winged (S-queen) morph. We analyzed the phylogenetic relationship among populations of L- and S-queens in V. emeryi and the congeneric species V. nipponica, V. benzai, V. okinawana, and V. yambaru. The molecular phylogeny inferred from mtDNA(approximate to 2,200 nt) showed that S-queens formed a monophyletic clade and that L- and S-queens sampled from the same location did not group together. The phylogeny indicates that wing reduction occurred only once and that S-queen populations are genetically differentiated from L-queen populations, at least in their maternal genomes. The phylogeny is consistent with the hypothesis that wing reduction leads to reproductive isolation in V. emeryi.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1603/AN11038
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000303750000009&DestApp=WOS_CPL
URL
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9475-6807
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1603/AN11038
  • ISSN : 0013-8746
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000303750000009

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