Comparison of polygyne and monogyne red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) population densities

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 535-543

  Macom, Thomas E ^a,b   Porter, Sanford D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Mounds; Polygyny; Respiration; Solenopsis invicta colony size

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0000329052     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.4.535     Document Type: Review

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