Caste specialization and differentiation in reproductive potential in the phylogenetically primitive ant Myrmecia gulosa

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 289-298

  Dietemann, V ^a   Holldobler B ^a   Peeters, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Queen worker dimorphism; Reproduction; Trophic eggs; Worker polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANT; CASTE; LABOR DIVISION; REPRODUCTION;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MYRMECIA GULOSA; MYRMECIINAE;

EID: 0036392453     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-002-8316-9     Document Type: Article

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