Worker size variation and the evolution of an ant-plant mutualism: Comparative morphometrics of workers of two closely related plant-ants, Petalomyrmex phylax and Aphomomyrmex afer (Formicinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-178

  Meunier, L ^a   Dalecky, A ^a   Berticat, C ^a   Gaume, L ^a,b   McKey, D ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Morphometrics; Mutualism; Worker polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANT; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOMETRY;

APHOMOMYRMEX AFER; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PETALOMYRMEX PHYLAX;

EID: 0032999813     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050129     Document Type: Article

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