Colony reproduction and arboreal life in the ponerine ant Gnamptogenys menadensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-63

  Gobin, B ^a,c   Peeters, C ^b   Billen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Laboratory of Entomology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Budding; Foraging; Gamergate; Life history; Nest emigration; Ponerinae; Queen

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY FRAGMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION;

INDONESIA, SULAWESI;

FORMICIDAE; GNAMPTOGENYS MENADENSIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031864845     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854298x00219     Document Type: Article

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