The determinants of queen size in a socially polymorphic ant

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1906-1913

  Meunier, J ^a   Chapuisat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body size; Egg size; Formica selysi; Genetic effect; Maternal effect; Social structure

Indexed keywords

ANT; BODY SIZE; BROOD REARING; EGG SIZE; MATERNAL EFFECT; POLYMORPHISM; QUEEN; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; OOCYTE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; OVUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICA SELYSI; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 69249170013     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01805.x     Document Type: Article

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