Nestmate recognition assays as a tool for population and ecological studies in eusocial insects: A review

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 539-550

  Breed, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Effective population size; Home range; Kin recognition; Nestmate recognition; Population studies; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EUSOCIALITY; INSECT; KIN RECOGNITION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; POPULATION GENETICS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0345393083     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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