Haplometrosis and pleometrosis in the ant Acromyrmex striatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-51

  Diehl Fleig, E ^a   De Araujo A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex striatus; Attini; Colony foundation; Haplometrosis; Pleometrosis

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX STRIATUS;

EID: 0030040019     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01253955     Document Type: Article

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