The dissolution of cooperative groups: Mechanisms of queen mortality in incipient fire ant colonies

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 391-399

  Balas, Michael T ^a   Adams, Eldridge S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Fire ant; Pleometrosis; Queen number; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FIGHTING ABILITY; FIRE ANT; QUEEN; SURVIVAL;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0029660516     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050256     Document Type: Article

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