Nest Movements and Population Spatial Structure of the Forest Ant Myrmica punctiventris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 414-423

  Banschbach, Valerie S ^a,b   Herbers, Joan M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b SAINT MICHAEL'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant community; Nest relocation; Polydomy; Spatial position

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA PUNCTIVENTRIS;

EID: 0000597450     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.3.414     Document Type: Article

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