Relationship of queen number and worker size in polygyne colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 303-307

  Goodisman, M A D ^a   Ross, K G ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

caste; fire ants; Monogyny; polygyny; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0029759531     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242931     Document Type: Article

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