Brood stimulation controls the phasic reproductive cycle of the parthenogenetic ant Cerapachys biroi

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-26

  Ravary, F ^a   Jahyny, B ^a   Jaisson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Brood stimulation theory; Phasic activity; Reproductive cycle; Thelytokous parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANT; PARTHENOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

CERAPACHYS BIROI; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33644531584     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0828-7     Document Type: Article

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