Dimorphic ergatoid males and their reproductive behavior in the ponerine ant Hypoponera bondroiti

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-130

  Yamauchi, K ^a   Kimura, Y ^a   Corbara, B ^b,e   Kinomura, K ^c   Tsuji, K ^d,f  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Gifu Aikawa High School   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Ergatoid male; Hypoponera bondroiti; Intercaste; Mating strategy

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYPOPONERA BONDROITI;

EID: 0000099950     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242564     Document Type: Article

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