Social structure and split sex ratios in the ant pheidole pallidula

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 209-227

  Aron, S ^a   Campan, E ^a   Passera, L ^a   Boomsma, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Genetic relatedness; Mating frequency; Pheidole pallidula; Resource availability; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE PALLIDULA;

EID: 0033199418     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522824     Document Type: Article

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