Genetic diversity and colony structure of Tapinoma melanocephalum on the islands and mainland of South China.
Chunyan ZhengFan YangLing ZengEdward L VargoYi-Juan XuPublished in: Ecology and evolution (2018)
Our study suggests that there was no significant difference in the genetic diversity among the islands and the mainland; however, the lower genetic diversity, the higher degree of genetic divergence from other colonies, and the higher relatedness among nestmates made the SCD population stand out from all the others.