Colony structure and reproduction in the thelytokous parthenogenetic ant platythyrea punctata (F. Smith) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-158

  Schilder, K ^a   Heinze, J ^b   Holldobler B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Gamergate; Intercaste; Ponerinae; Thelytokous parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PLATYTHYREA PUNCTATA;

EID: 0032999812     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050126     Document Type: Article

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