Task allocation and alate production in monogynous, polygynous and orphan colonies of myrmica kotokui

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 151-159

  Kikuchi, T ^a   Higashi, S ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alate production; Monogyny; Myrmica kotokui; Orphan colony; Polygyny; Task allocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA KOTOKUI; MYRMICA RUBRA;

EID: 0034998810     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522781     Document Type: Article

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