Ant parasite queens revert to mating singly

Seirian Sumner, William O. H. Hughes, Jes S. Pedersen and Jacobus J. Boomsma ()
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Seirian Sumner: Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen
William O. H. Hughes: Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen
Jes S. Pedersen: Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen
Jacobus J. Boomsma: Biological Institute, University of Copenhagen

Nature, 2004, vol. 428, issue 6978, 35-36

Abstract: A parasitic ant has abandoned the multiple mating habit of the queens of its related host.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1038/428035a

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