A duration constant for worker-to-larva trophallaxis in fire ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 149-166

  Cassill, D L ^a   Tschinkel, W R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding; Fire ant; Larvae; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

EID: 0001340159     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242567     Document Type: Article

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