The influence of social structure on brood survival and development in a socially polymorphic ant: Insights from a cross-fostering experiment

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2288-2297

  Purcell, J ^a   Chapuisat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Eusociality; Formica selysi; Hymenoptera; Nature vs. nurture; Queen number; Social structure

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY SIZE; COLONY STRUCTURE; EGG PRODUCTION; EUSOCIALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; ONTOGENY; QUEEN; REARING; SOCIAL INSECT; SURVIVAL; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEAD; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; OVUM; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FORMICA SELYSI; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84868209204     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02607.x     Document Type: Article

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