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First record of unicolonial polygyny in Tetramorium cf. caespitum (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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Evidence of regular polygyny in an alpine population of Tetramorium cf. caespitum (L.) is provided. Aggression tests suggest unicoloniality of the population.

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  1. Institut für Zoologie, Universität für Bodenkultur, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, A-1180 Wien, Austria, e-mail: h9304696@edv1.boku.ac.at, , , , , , AT

    F. M. Steiner & B. C. Schlick-Steiner

  2. Institut für Zoologie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstrasse 3, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany, e-mail: buschinger@bio.tu-darmstadt.de, , , , , , DE

    A. Buschinger

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  1. F. M. Steiner
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Received 6 August 2002; revised 30 September 2002; accepted 9 October 2002.

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Steiner, F., Schlick-Steiner, B. & Buschinger, A. First record of unicolonial polygyny in Tetramorium cf. caespitum (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Insectes soc. 50, 98–99 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s000400300015

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