Pseudolasius spp. (Formicinae) and their trophobionts - Codispersal by colony budding

Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 429-436

  Kaufmann, Eva ^a   Malsch, Annette K F ^b   Williams, Douglas J ^c   Maschwitz, Ulrich ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; PARACOCCUS SP.; PSEUDOCOCCIDAE; PSEUDOLASIUS; TETRANEURA; TETRANEURA NIGRIABDOMINALIS;

EID: 0037288877     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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