Variability in oviposition by workers of six species of Myrmica (hymenoptera, formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 369-384

  Wardlaw, J C ^a   Elmes, G W ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myrmica; Oviposition; Reproductive egg; Trophic egg; Worker

Indexed keywords

ANT; EGG PRODUCTION; OVIPOSITION; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA RUBRA; MYRMICA RUGINODIS; MYRMICA SABULETI; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS; MYRMICA SCHENCKI; MYRMICA SULCINODIS;

EID: 0031744259     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050096     Document Type: Article

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