Queen dimorphism and reproductive capacity in the ponerine ant, Ectatomma ruidum Roger

Oecologia

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-523

  Lachaud, Jean Paul ^a,b   Cadena, Alex ^b   Schatz, Bertrand ^a,c   Pérez Lachaud, Gabriela ^b   Ibarra Núñez, Guillermo ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Energetic cost; Microgynes; Ponerine ants; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

ANT; QUEEN; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

MEXICO;

ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032822863     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050885     Document Type: Article

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