The policing behavior 'immobilization' towards ovary-developed workers in the ant, Diacamma sp. from Japan

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-95

  Kawabata, S ^a,b   Tsuji, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggression; Conflict; Ponerinae; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

DIACAMMA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PONERINAE;

EID: 20844453136     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0778-5     Document Type: Article

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