Worker reproduction in the ant Formica fusca

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 162-171

  Helantera H ^a   Sundstrom L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Formica fusca; Kin selection; Social conflicts; Worker policing; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANT; KIN SELECTION; REPRODUCTION; WORKER POLICING;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

FORMICA FUSCA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 12744268468     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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