Reproductive allocation in multinest colonies of the ponerine ant Pachycondyla goeldii

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-295

  Denis, Damien ^a   Pezon, Antoine ^b   Fresneau, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg size; Monogyny; Polydomy; Queen pheromonal signal; Queen worker conflict; Reproductive allocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONIAL ORGANISM; DIVERGENCE; MONOGYNY; NEST; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

PACHYCONDYLA GOELDII; PONERINAE;

EID: 34249784516     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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