Convergent evolution of wingless reproductives across all subfamilies of ants, and sporadic loss of winged queens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Myrmecological News

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-91

  Peeters, Christian ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Brachyptery; Colony foundation; Dispersal; Ergatoid queens; Flight; Gamergates; Reproduction; Review

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84856987736     PISSN: 19944136     EISSN: 19973500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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