Independent colony founding by ergatoid queens in the ant genus Pogonomyrmex: Queen foraging provides an alternative to dependent colony founding

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-176

  Johnson, R A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachypterous queen; Ergatoid queen; Independent colony founding; Queen foraging; Wingless queens

Indexed keywords

ANT; BODY SIZE; BROOD REARING; COLONY FOUNDING; DISPERSAL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PROVISIONING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; QUEEN; WING; WORKER CASTE;

FORMICIDAE; MYRMICINAE; POGONOMYRMEX; POGONOMYRMEX CUNICULARIUS; POGONOMYRMEX HUACHUCANUS;

EID: 84855718007     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0065-6     Document Type: Article

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