Age polyethism in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 1911 (Hym., Formicidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-145

  Camargo, Roberto S ^a   Forti, L C ^a   Lopes, J F S ^b   Andrade, A P P ^a   Ottati, A L T ^c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavioural acts; Leaf cutting ants; Temporal subcastes

Indexed keywords

ANT; BROOD REARING; COLONY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LABOR DIVISION; LONGEVITY; POLYETHISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE AT MATURITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS BRUNNEUS; ATTA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI;

EID: 33847732730     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2006.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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