Population dynamics of Ectatomma brunneum (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) under laboratory conditions

Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 627-636

  Tofolo, Viviane Cristina ^a,b   Giannotti, Edilberto ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Fellow of the National Research Council   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ectatomma brunneum; Entropy; Life expectancy; Mean longevity; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

ECTATOMMA BRUNNEUM; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PONERINAE;

EID: 28444493338     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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