A new ethological test to study nestmate recognition in adult ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Feneron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Ectatomma tuberculatum; Formicidae; Nestmate discrimination; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

ARENA; ECTATOMMA TUBERCULATUM; FORMICIDAE; PONERINAE;

EID: 0013465723     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01242565     Document Type: Article

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