Larval oophagy in the ant Amblyopone silvestrii (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-322

  Masuko, K ^a  

^a SENSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amblyopone silvestrii; Ants; Larva; Oophagy

Indexed keywords

ANT; CANNIBALISM; EGG; LARVA;

AMBLYOPONE; AMBLYOPONE SILVESTRII; ARTHROPODA; CHILOPODA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0346900864     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0688-y     Document Type: Article

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