Nest and nestmate recognition by a fungus-growing ant, Apterostigma collare emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 929-939

  Singer, T L ^a   Espelie, Karl E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; RECOGNITION;

APTEROSTIGMA COLLARE; ARENA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031743407     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00042.x     Document Type: Article

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