Polygyny in the nest-site limited acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae
Polygyny is common in social insects despite inevitable decreases in nestmate relatedness and reductions to the inclusive fitness returns for cooperating non-reproductive individuals. We studied the prevalence and mode of polygyny in the African acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae. These ants compete i...
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Language: | English |
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SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104006 |