Ritualized behavior during competition for food between two Formicinae

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-29

  Mercier, J L ^a   Dejean, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Foraging; Formicinae; Interspecific competition; Rhythm of activity; Ritualization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030055250     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01253952     Document Type: Article

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