The life history continuum hypothesis links traits of male ants with life outside the nest

An ant society, headed by a mated queen, can live for decades. Male ants, in contrast, are generally assumed to be ephemeral sperm delivery vessels programmed to die hours after leaving the nest to mate. However, the events from dispersal to mate location have rarely been studied, and the links betw...

• Auteur principal: Donoso Vargas, D. (author)
• Format: article
• Publié: 2017
• Sujets: female calling syndrome; formicidae; hymenoptera; male aggregation; pre; mating trait; scaling; sexual selection
• Accès en ligne: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eea.12117; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19154