Queen lifespan and colony characteristics in ants and termites

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-246

  Keller, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ants; Comparative analysis; Lifespan; Queen; Termites

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; LONGEVITY; QUEEN;

EID: 0031698232     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050084     Document Type: Review

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