Ecology, life history and resource allocation in the ant, Leptothorax nylanderi

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 670-680

  Foitzik, Susanne ^a   Stratz M ^a   Heinze, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ants; Intraspecific social parasitism; Life history; Nest site limitation; Reproductive allocation; Reproductive conflicts; Sex allocation; Split sex ratios

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY; NEST SITE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOTHORAX; LEPTOTHORAX NYLANDERI;

EID: 0038608826     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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