Male accessory gland size and the evolutionary transition from single to multiple mating in the fungus-gardening ants

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Mikheyev, Alexander S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Fire ants; Mating plugs

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 10644281347     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/4.1.37     Document Type: Article

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