Server system and queuing models of leaf harvesting by leaf-cutting ants

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 613-629

  Burd, Martin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA COLOMBICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

FORAGING RATE; LEAF HARVESTING; LEAF-CUTTING ANT; OPTIMAL FORAGING;

PANAMA, BARRO COLORADO ISLAND;

EID: 0029659937     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285943     Document Type: Article

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