Stenamma debile (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): Facultative polygyny, and an extreme 1997 sex ratio

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-57

  Buschinger, A ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Facultative polygyny; Male bias; Sex ratio; Stenamma

Indexed keywords

ANT; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; STENAMMA DEBILE;

EID: 0032959041     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050112     Document Type: Article

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