Efficiency in the exploitation of patchy environments by the ponerine ant Paltothyreus tarsatus: an ecological consequence of the flexibility of prey capture behavior

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 43-53

  Déjean, Alain ^a   Lachaud, Jean Paul ^b   Beugnon, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

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EID: 0002233787     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: 14395444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02350005     Document Type: Article

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