Reproductive behaviour of Plectroctena mandibularis F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a ponerine ant with ergatoid queens

Title: Reproductive behaviour of Plectroctena mandibularis F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a ponerine ant with ergatoid queens
Creator: Villet, Martin H
Date Issued: 1999
Date: 1999
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6890
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011650
Description: [From the text]: The present study reports on new observations on the reproductive biology of P. mandibularis, particularly the phenology of males, mating behaviour and colony founding, that may help in deciding between alternative explanations for the occurrence of ergatoid queens in this species.
Format: 3 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Villet, M.H. (1999) Reproductive behaviour of Plectroctena mandibularis F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a ponerine ant with ergatoid queens. African Entomology, 7 (2). pp. 289-291.

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Villet, Martin Herrer (Prof)

RU Department of Zoology and Entomology

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