Hammering, mauling, and kissing: Stereotyped courtship behavior in Cardiocondyla ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 403-411

  Mercier, J L ^a   Lenoir, J C ^a   Eberhardt, A ^b   Frohschammer, S ^b   Williams, C ^b,c   Heinze, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiocondyla; Male polymorphism; Mating behavior; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANT; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; MATE CHOICE; POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL INSECT; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARDIOCONDYLA; CARDIOCONDYLA ELEGANS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 38649106784     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0960-7     Document Type: Article

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