Two closely related species of desert carpenter ant differ in individual-level allocation to fat storage

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 847-856

  Hahn, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FAT RESERVE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANTS; ECOSYSTEM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS FESTINATUS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 33748776836     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505995     Document Type: Article

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