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A New Method for Distinguishing Colony Social Forms of the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

Two distinct forms of colony social organization occur in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): colonies of the monogyne social form are headed by a single egg-laying queen, whereas those of the polygyne social form contain multiple egg-laying queens. This major difference...

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Autores principales: Shoemaker, DeWayne, Ascunce, Marina S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Wisconsin Library 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3383434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20673191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1673/031.010.7301