Colonial growth dynamics of tropical urban pest ants, Monomorium pharaonis, M. floricola and M. destructor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-377

  Eow, Annie G H ^a   Chong, Alexander S C ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ants; Caste regulation; Colony growth; Intrinsic rate of increase; Monomorium destructor; Monomorium floricola; Monomorium pharaonis

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MONOMORIUM; MONOMORIUM DESTRUCTOR; MONOMORIUM FLORICOLA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 4644346032     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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