Colony size explains the lifespan differences between queens and workers in eusocial Hymenoptera

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 710-724

  Kramer, Boris H ^a   Schaible, Ralf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colony size; Complexity; Division of labour; Hymenoptera; Lifespan; Social insect

Indexed keywords

COLONY; COMPLEXITY; DIVERGENCE; EUSOCIALITY; GROUP SIZE; LABOR DIVISION; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; SPECIALIZATION; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 84879261985     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12072     Document Type: Article

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