Reproductive parameters vary with social and ecological factors in the polygynous ant Formica exsecta

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 580-590

  Kümmerli, Rolf ^a,b   Keller, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

FORMICA EXSECTA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 41149143330     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16207.x     Document Type: Article

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