Relationship of queen number and queen relatedness in multiple-queen colonies of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-157

  Goodisman, Michael A D ^a   Ross, Kenneth G ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fire ants; monogyny; polygyny; relatedness; social insects Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

ANT COLONY; FIRE ANT; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; RELATEDNESS;

EID: 0030618233     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.t01-1-00052.x     Document Type: Article

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