Sexual reproduction by both queens and workers in the ponerine ant Harpegnathos saltator

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-332

  Peeters, C ^a   Liebig, J ^b   Holldobler B ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caste; Dispersal; Gamergate; Life history; Ponerinae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANT; GAMERGATE; QUEEN; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

FORMICIDAE; HARPEGNATHOS SALTATOR; HYMENOPTERA; PONERINAE; RHYTIDOPONERA CONFUSA;

EID: 0034533372     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001724     Document Type: Article

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