Communal relationships in a social spider mite, Stigmaeopsis longus (Acari: Tetranychidae): An equal share of labor and reproduction between nest mates

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-142

  Mori, Kotaro ^a,b   Saito, Yutaka ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABOR DIVISION; MITE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPIDER;

ACARI; ARANEAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 33645033178     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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