Field survey of a monogynous leptothoracine ant (Hymenoptera, formicidae): Evidence of seasonal polydomy?

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 75-83

  Partridge, L W ^a,b   Partridge, K A ^a,c   Franks, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colony size; Demography; Formicidae; Leptothorax; Polydomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030957026     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050031     Document Type: Article

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