Why is dominance hierarchy age-related in social insects? The relative longevity hypothesis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 517-526

  Tsuji, Kazuki ^a   Tsuji, Nobuyuki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Eusociality; Hymenoptera; Inclusive fitness model; Turnover of status

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; DOMINANCE; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES;

EID: 27744486254     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0929-3     Document Type: Article

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