ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Formicoxenus
;
Formicidae
;
reproductive competition
;
dominance
;
colony founding
;
budding
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Aggressive reproductive conflicts and dominance interactions among queens are involved in establishing functional monogyny in the ant,Formicoxenus provancheri. Competition among potential reproductives may lead to the founding of new societies by budding or colony fragmentation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01923556
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