Polyethism within hunters of the ponerine ant, Ectatomma ruidum Roger (Formicidae, Ponerinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-118

  Schatz, B ^a   Lachaud, J P ^a,b   Beugnon, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Behavioral flexibility; Ectatomma ruidum; Food exchange; Polyethism; Predation

Indexed keywords

ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; FORMICIDAE; PONERINAE;

EID: 0003376004     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01242563     Document Type: Article

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