Queen-worker caste ratio depends on colony size in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-144

  Schmidt, A M ^a   Linksvayer, T A ^a   Boomsma, J J ^a   Pedersen, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Caste; Colony size; Ergonomics; Polygyny; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; BODY SIZE; COLONY STRUCTURE; GROUP SIZE; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO; WORKER CASTE;

HEXAPODA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 79952698116     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0126-x     Document Type: Article

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