How a ponerine ant acquired the most evolved mode of colony foundation

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-346

  Dejean, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Discothyrea oculata; Ponerinae; Semi claustral foundation; Spider predation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; FOUNDATION;

DISCOTHYREA OCULATA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031663175     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050093     Document Type: Article

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