Queen replacement in the monogynous ant Aphaenogaster senilis: supernumerary queens as life insurance

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1317-1325

  Chéron, Blandine ^a   Doums, Claudie ^a,b   Fédérici, Pierre ^a   Monnin, Thibaud ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Aphaenogaster senilis; dependent colony foundation; dominance; microsatellite marker; monandry; reproductive conflict; requeening

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; COLONY FOUNDING; DOMINANCE; EUSOCIALITY; GENETIC MARKER; MONOGYNY; NEPOTISM; POLYANDRY; QUEEN; SEXUAL CONFLICT; WORKER CASTE;

APHAENOGASTER SENILIS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 70749155623     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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