Sex ratios, local fitness enhancement and eusociality in the allodapine bee Exoneura richardsoni

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 567-577

  Cronin, Adam L ^a   Schwarz, Michael P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eusociality; Exoneura; Local fitness enhancement; Sex allocation; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; FITNESS; SEX RATIO;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; APOIDEA; EXONEURA; EXONEURA RICHARDSONI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030803314     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-997-1512-3     Document Type: Article

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