Facultative polygyny in Ectatomma tuberculatum (Formicidae, Ectatomminae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 194-200

  Hora, R R ^a,b   Vilela, E ^c   Feneron R ^a   Pezon, A ^a   Fresneau, D ^a   Delabie, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b Centro de Pesquisas do Cacau   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant; Egg laying; Neotropical; Queen adoption; Queen behavior

Indexed keywords

POLYGYNY;

ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA;

EID: 20844448438     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0794-5     Document Type: Article

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