Egg cannibalism in a facultative polygynous ant: Conflict for reproduction or strategy to survive?

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 909-916

  Hora, Riviane R ^a   Poteaux, Chantal ^a   Doums, Claudie ^b   Fresneau, Dominique ^a   Fénéron, Renée ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; CANNIBALISM; EGG; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL;

ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547973213     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2007.01391.x     Document Type: Article

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