Discrimination between workers of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans from monogynous and polygynous colonies

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-285

  De Souza, Danival José ^a   Della Lucia, Terezinha Maria Castro ^a   Barbosa, Luiz Cláudio De Almeida ^b  

^a Centro de Ciências Biólogicas e da Saúde   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leaf cutting ants; Nestmate discrimination; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS MOLESTANS;

EID: 33746599101     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132006000300013     Document Type: Article

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