Patterns of reproduction in Southern versus Northern populations of Leptothorax ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 354-360

  Herbers, Joan M ^a,b   Stuart, Robin J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Demography; Eusociality; Social insects

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOTHORAX; LEPTOTHORAX CURVISPINOSUS; LEPTOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 0001678460     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.3.354     Document Type: Article

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