Social structure and the defensive role of soldiers in a eusocial bamboo aphid, Pseudoregma bambucicola (Homoptera: Aphididae): A test of the defence‐optimization hypothesis

A complete understanding of the evolution of sociality in aphids requires a detailed knowledge of the patterns of soldier investment in their ecology. The eusocial bamboo aphid Pseudoregma bambucicola has a morphologically specialized first‐instar soldier caste. The proportion of soldiers was positi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Population ecology 1998-12, Vol.40 (3), p.325-333
1. Verfasser:	Shibao, Harunobu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Aphididae aphids Biological and medical sciences colony defence eusociality Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Protozoa. Invertebrata Pseudoregma bambucicola Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry soldier investment soldiers
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