The evolution of social parasitism in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: A test of Emery's rule

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-42

  Sumner, S ^a,b   Aanen, D K ^a   Delabie, J ^c   Boomsma, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UPA Laboratorio de Mirmecologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex; Inquiline parasites; Phylogeny; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ANT; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; SOCIAL PARASITISM; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX ECHINATIOR; ACROMYRMEX INSINUATOR; ACROMYRMEX RUGOSUS; ATTA; FORMICIDAE; PSEUDOATTA;

EID: 1542566717     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0723-z     Document Type: Article

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