The reproductive potential of workers in slave-making ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-328

  Heinze, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Formicidae; reproductive conflict; Sex ratio; social parasitism

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; FORMICOXENINI; LEPTOTHORAX;

EID: 0029759832     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242933     Document Type: Article

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