Distribution, ecology and behavior of Anochetus kempfi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and description of the sexual forms

Sociobiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 505-516

  Torres, Juan A ^a,d   Snelling, Roy R ^b   Jones, Tappey H ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CUB   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Ants; Behavior; Puerto Rico; Queen execution; Tropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034339796     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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