Thief workers and variation in nestmate recognition behavior in a ponerine ant, Ectatomma ruidum

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-331

  Breed, M D ^a   McGlynn, T P ^a   Stocker, E M ^a   Klein, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Barro Colorado Island; Cleptobiosis; Home range; Nestmate recognition; Theft

Indexed keywords

ANT; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; KIN RECOGNITION; KLEPTOBIOSIS;

PANAMA;

ECTATOMMA RUIDUM; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0032752655     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050153     Document Type: Article

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