Proximate and ultimate control of sex ratios in Myrmica brevispinosa colonies

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1517, 2003, Pages 811-817

  Bono, J M ^a   Herbers, J M ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food supplementation; Kin selection; Myrmica; Sex investment; Sex ratio compensation

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN;

ANT; EVOLUTION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; SEX RATIO;

ANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD QUALITY; INSECT SOCIETY; KIN SELECTION; MALE; MYRMICA BREVISPINOSA; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MYRMICA; MYRMICA BREVISPINOSA;

EID: 0037461296     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2287     Document Type: Article

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