Dominance hierarchies reduce the number of hopeful reproductives in polygynous queenless ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-256

  Molet, M ^a   Van Baalen, M ^a   Monnin, T ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Division of labour; Hierarchy length; Hopeful reproductive; Probabilistic model; Regulation of reproduction

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; RHYTIDOPONERA CONFUSA;

EID: 23944502539     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0801-5     Document Type: Article

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