Multiple mating in the ant Acromyrmex versicolor: A case of female control

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-225

  Reichardt, Anna K ^a,b   Wheeler, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex versicolor; Paternity; Polyandry; RAPD; Sperm utilization

Indexed keywords

LEAF-CUTTER ANT; MULTIPLE MATING; SPERM UTILIZATION;

ACROMYRMEX VERSICOLOR; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030437146     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050235     Document Type: Article

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