Links between worker polymorphism and thermal biology in a thermophilic ant species

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 467-474

  Cerdá, Xim ^a   Retana, Javier ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; THERMAL BIOLOGY; WORKER POLYMORPHISM;

CATAGLYPHIS VELOX; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030617857     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545608     Document Type: Article

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