Polygyny in termites: Multiple primary queens in colonies ofNasutitermes corniger (Motschuls) (Isoptera: Termitidae)

1982/03/01 by Barbara L. Thorne · 76 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Biology #Demography #Ecology #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Nest (protein structural motif) #Plant and animal studies #Polygyny #Population #Termitidae #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/bf02224531

published in Insectes Sociaux 29(1), 102-117 (Springer Nature)

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Citations

• The Population Consequences of Life History Phenomena
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