Optional gamergates in the queenright ponerine ant Gnamptogenys striatula Mayr

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-197

  Blatrix, R ^a   Jaisson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Gamergate; Polygyny; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GAMERGATE; QUEEN; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

FORMICIDAE; GNAMPTOGENYS STRIATULA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034093955     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001701     Document Type: Article

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