Relatedness within colonies of three North American species of carpenter ants (Subgenus: Camponotus) and a comparison with relatedness estimates across Formicinae

B. A. Meadows1, M. Emad1, Jack P. Hruska1, J. Silva1, G. J. Behrends1, Jennifer C. Girón2, Joseph D. Manthey1
1Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA
2Natural Science Research Laboratory, Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USA

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