Costs and benefits of joint colony founding in Australian Acacia thrips

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 489-495

  Bono, Jeremy M ^a,b   Crespi, B J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Brood production; Dunatothrips; Evolution of cooperation; Foundress survival; Pleometrosis

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; COLONY FOUNDING; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL; THRIPS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; DUNATOTHRIPS; DUNATOTHRIPS ANEURAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PHYLLODES; XANIOTHRIPS MULGA;

EID: 33845706063     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0902-9     Document Type: Article

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