Evidence that queens do not influence nestmate recognition in Argentine ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-112

  Caldera, E J ^a   Holway, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Intraspecific aggression; Nestmate recognition; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; POLYGYNY;

ARGENTINA (FISH); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LINEPITHEMA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 2642532179     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0716-y     Document Type: Article

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