Mating strategies of queens in Lasius niger ants-is environment type important?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 889-897

  Corley, Margaret ^a   Fjerdingstad, Else J ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Environment; Polyandry; Social insect; Sociogenetics

Indexed keywords

ANT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; POLYANDRY; QUEEN; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SOCIAL INSECT; SPERM;

FRANCE; IRELAND;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 79955012353     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1089-7     Document Type: Article

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