Effects of Queen Attractiveness to Workers on the Queen Nutritional Status and Egg Production in the Polygynous Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-302

  Chen, Y P ^a   Vinson, S B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attractiveness; Fecundity; Solenopsis invicta; Trophallaxis; Weight

Indexed keywords

ANT; ATTRACTIVENESS; FECUNDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; TROPHALLAXIS;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0034504143     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0295:EOQATW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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