Impact of worker longevity and other endogenous factors on colony size in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 551-557

  Asano, E ^a   Cassill, D L ^a  

^a USF St Petersburg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Family structure; Population; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FOOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MATURATION; PREDATION; QUEEN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF ORGANIZATION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 80052566960     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0179-5     Document Type: Article

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