Ecological specialization and the evolution of a specialized caste in Cephalotes ants

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 902-911

  Powell, Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Social evolution; Social organization; Soldier; Worker polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANT; CASTE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIALIZATION;

CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 52049124516     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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