Plasticity of social organization in a forest ant species

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 451-465

  Herbers, Joan M ^a   Banschbach, Valerie S ^a,b  

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

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Eusociality; Kin selection; Myrmica punctiventris; Social insects; Social organization

Indexed keywords

ANT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; KIN SELECTION; NEST SITE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA PUNCTIVENTRIS;

EID: 0033033782     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050584     Document Type: Article

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