Patterns of male parentage in the fungus-growing ants

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 246-253

  Villesen, P ^a   Boomsma, J J ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attini; Fungus growing ants; Relatedness; Worker reproduction; Worker queen conflict

Indexed keywords

ANT; QUEENLESS COLONY; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WORKER CASTE;

ATTINI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0037669015     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0577-9     Document Type: Article

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