Sociometry and sociogenesis of colonies of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius: Distribution of workers, brood and seeds within the nest in relation to colony size and season

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 222-237

  Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Callow workers; Nest architecture; Social insects; Superorganism; Worker age

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POGONOMYRMEX BADIUS;

EID: 0032932103     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1999.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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