The number of queens: An important trait
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Bert HΓΆlldobler; Edward O. Wilson
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Article
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1977
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Springer
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English
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The pervasive social and ecological differences between ant colonies that have a single queen and those that have multiple queens are defined. The evolutionary tendencies which lead to polygyny and the adaptive significance of multiple queens are examined. The discussion of the ecological consequenc