Social organization in two primitive attine ants, Cyphomyrmex rimosus and Myrmicocrypta ednaella, with reference to their fungus substrates and food sources

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-25

  Murakami, Takahiro ^a   Higashi, Seigo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPHOMYRMEX RIMOSUS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; MYRMICOCRYPTA EDNAELLA;

EID: 0030852554     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02767322     Document Type: Article

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