Extraordinary lifespans in ants: A test of evolutionary theories of ageing

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6654, 1997, Pages 958-960

  Keller, Laurent ^a,b   Genoud, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGEING; ANT; EVOLUTION;

AGED; AGING; ANT; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; HONEYBEE; INSECT; LIFESPAN; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; THEORY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030688040     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/40130     Document Type: Article

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