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PLEOMETROSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

Pleometrosis, or colony founding by more than one female, is common in various social insects and it engenders opportunities for social cooperation as well as cheating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

En plus des polygynies primaire et secondaire existent des associations temporaires de reines. C’est la cas de la pléométrose où, lors de la fondation, plusieurs reines s’associent pour élever le premier couvain.

Spanish

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