Resource allocation in the red ant Myrmica ruginodisan interplay of genetics and ecology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 694-707

  Walin, L ^a   Seppa P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kin selection; Local resource competition; Myrmica; Relatedness asymmetry; Reproductive allocation; Reproductive conflicts; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0034781577     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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