Covariation between colony social structure and immune defences of workers in the ant Formica selysi

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-238

  Castella, G ^a   Christe, P ^a   Chapuisat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disease resistance; Immunity; Polygyny; Queen number; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GENETIC VARIATION; IMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; POLYGYNY; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORMICA SELYSI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84855261535     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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