Estimating the rate of gamergate turnover in the queenless ant Diacamma cyaneiventre using a maximum likelihood model

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-240

  Andre J B ^a   Peeters, C ^a   Huet, M ^a   Doums, C ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Colony fission; Diacamma cyaneiventre; Gamergate turnover; Longevity; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

ANT; BROOD SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAMERGATE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NEST STRUCTURE; PROPAGULE; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

DIACAMMA; DIACAMMA CYANEIVENTRE; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33745173134     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0863-z     Document Type: Article

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