Alternative life-histories in a socially polymorphic ant

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 577-588

  Rosset, Hervé ^a   Chapuisat, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colony size; Formica selysi; Lifespan; Queen number; Reproductive investment; Social evolution

Indexed keywords

ANT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

FORMICA SELYSI; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 34548167790     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9139-3     Document Type: Article

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