Sociobiology of hypogaeic army ants: Characterization of two sympatric Dorylus species on Borneo and their colony conflicts

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-147

  Berghoff, S M ^a   Gadau, J ^a   Winter, T ^a   Linsenmair, K E ^a   Maschwitz, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Army ants; D. cf. vishnui; Dorylus laevigatus; Genetic relatedness; Interspecific conflicts; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ANT; FIGHTING; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

AENICTUS; DORYLINAE; DORYLUS LAEVIGATUS; DORYLUS VISHNUI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOGENYS; PHEIDOLOGETON;

EID: 0012828678     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0642-z     Document Type: Article

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