Production of sexuals in a fission-performing ant: Dual effects of queen pheromones and colony size

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1531-1541

  Boulay, Raphaël ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b   Cerdá, Xim ^a   Devers, Séverine ^c   Francke, Wittko ^d   Twele, Robert ^d   Lenoir, Alain ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Parc Grandmont   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony fission; Queen pheromones; Reproductive conflict; Sexual production

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; KIN SELECTION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHEROMONE; QUEEN; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

APHAENOGASTER SENILIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 34447123929     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0385-3     Document Type: Article

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