Recurrent evolution of dependent colony foundation across eusocial insects

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-55

  Cronin, Adam L ^a   Molet, Mathieu ^a   Doums, Claudie ^a,b   Monnin, Thibaud ^a   Peeters, Christian ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

budding; fission; Hymenoptera; Isoptera; reproduction; swarming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; NESTING; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84872741832     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-120811-153643     Document Type: Review

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