Effects of environmental factors on life cycle regulation in Lasius japonicus Santschi (Formicidae)

This study investigated environmental factors that regulate oviposition by queens and colony development in Lasius japonicus Santschi. Newly mated queens were collected from fields in Okayama, Japan. All queens died within 50 days at 30 °C, whereas all or most of the queens survived at lower tempera...

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Main Authors: Shin-ya Kamitani, Kazunori Asakura, Keiji Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/818