Trophallaxis mediates uniformity of colony odor in Cataglyphis iberica ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-567

  Dahbi, Abdallah ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b   Cerdá, Xim ^c   Lenoir, Alain ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

'Gestalt' colony odor; Formicidae; Polydomy; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

CATAGLYPHIS; CATAGLYPHIS IBERICA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032740772     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020975009450     Document Type: Article

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