Queen dispersal strategies in the multiple-queen form of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

American Naturalist

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 660-675

  DeHeer, Christopher J ^a,c   Goodisman, Michael A D ^b,d   Ross, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

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

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategies; Dispersal; Fire ants; Gene flow; Polygyny; Social organization

Indexed keywords

ANT; DISPERSAL; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0032792594     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303205     Document Type: Article

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