Absence of individual sterility in thelytokous colonies of the ant Cerapachys biroi Forel (Formicidae, Cerapachyinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-73

  Ravary, F ^a   Jaisson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Clonality; Distributed reproduction; Polyethism; Reproductive division of labour; Thelytokous parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANT; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL INSECT; STERILITY;

CERAPACHYINAE; CERAPACHYS; CERAPACHYS BIROI; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642362590     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0724-y     Document Type: Article

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