Food supply and reproductive allocation in forest ants: Repeated experiments give different results

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Herbers, Joan M ^a   Banschbach, Valerie S ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; FOOD LIMITATION; GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

UNITED STATES; VERMONT;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 0031724812     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546555     Document Type: Article

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