Nuptial flight of Myrmicaria opaciventris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Myrmicinae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-50

  Kenne, M ^a   Dejean, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b Universite Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Mating behavior; Myrmicaria opaciventris; Myrmicinae; Swarming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032400240     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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