Energetics of newly-mated queens and colony founding in the fungus-gardening ants Cyphomyrmex rimosus and Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-15

  Seal, Jon N ^a   Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attini; Claustral founding; Cyphomyrmex rimosus; Florida; Fungus gardening ant; Introduced species; Queen fat content; Semiclaustral founding; Trachymyrmex septentrionalis

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COLONY FOUNDING; FAT RESERVE; FITNESS; FUNGUS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; QUEEN; WORKER CASTE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ATTINI; CYPHOMYRMEX RIMOSUS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; TRACHYMYRMEX SEPTENTRIONALIS;

EID: 33947369106     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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