Polyrhachis lama, a parasitic ant with an exceptional mode of social integration

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-307

  Witte, V ^a   Lehmann, L ^a   Lustig, A ^a   Maschwitz, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brood parasitism; Emery's rule; Integration mechanisms; Social parasites

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BROOD PARASITISM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

DIACAMMA; FORMICIDAE; POLYRHACHIS LAMA; PONERINAE;

EID: 76049108328     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0024-2     Document Type: Article

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