Three queen morphs with alternative nest-founding behaviors in the ant, Temnothorax longispinosus

In many ant species, multiple modes of found-ing new colonies occur in the same population. These modes include dependent founding, independent founding by haplometrosis (single queen), and independent founding by pleometrosis (multiple queens). In several cases, a dimorphism in queen size has been...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Insectes sociaux 2006-12, Vol.53 (4), p.480-488
1. Verfasser:	HOWARD, K. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Biological and medical sciences Formicidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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