Multiple mating predicts queen reproductive output in the polygynous Neotropical trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus chelifer (Formicidae: Ponerinae)
Henrique Silva Florindo, Marianne Azevedo‐Silva, Miguel Piovesana Pereira-Romeiro, Anete Pereira de Souza, Paulo S. Oliveira, Gustavo Maruyama Mori
This study investigates factors affecting queen reproductive output in O. chelifer ants, finding that multiple mating positively correlates with reproductive success.
Insectes Sociaux · Dec 19, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology