Role of resource availability on sex, caste and reproductive allocation ratios in the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 831-839

  Aron, S ^a   Keller, L ^b   Passera, L ^c  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Allocation ratio; Formicidae; Linepithema humile; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0034807161     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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