Experimental manipulation of colony genetic diversity had no effect on short-term task efficiency in the Argentine ant Linepithema humile

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-98

  Rosset, Hervé ^a   Keller, Laurent ^a   Chapuisat, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Division of labour; Genetic diversity; Social insects; Task efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; LABOR DIVISION; SOCIAL INSECT;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 18044363507     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0890-6     Document Type: Article

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