Evolution of allometries in the worker caste of Dorylus army ants

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-240

  Schöning, Caspar ^a,b   Kinuthia, Wanja ^c   Franks, Nigel R ^d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; ANT; EVOLUTION; NICHE; WORKER CASTE;

DORYLUS MOLESTUS;

EID: 20644453315     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13672.x     Document Type: Article

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