Three queen morphs with alternative nest-founding behaviors in the ant, Temnothorax longispinosus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 480-488

  Howard, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Dispersal; Reproductive strategies; Size polymorphism; Temnothorax longispinosus

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY FOUNDING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLYMORPHISM; QUEEN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

FORMICIDAE; TEMNOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS;

EID: 33845708779     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0905-6     Document Type: Article

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