Caterpillars as social insects

American Scientist

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-159

  Costa, James T ^a,b,c,d  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; LASIOCAMPIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA AMERICANA;

CATERPILLAR; FORAGING; GROUP BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIALITY;

EID: 0031417058     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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