Polygyny in the nest-site limited acacia-ant Crematogaster mimosae

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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Main Authors: Rubin, B. E. R., Kennedy, D., Palmer, T. M., Stanton, M. L., Lovette, I. J., Anderson, Ross Michael
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Operations Research Center
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104006

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