Sex investment ratios in monogyne and polygyne populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 783-802

  Vargo, E L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Queen number; Queen worker conflict; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Social structure

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0030475597     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1996.9060783.x     Document Type: Article

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