Route fidelity and spatial orientation in the ant Dinoponera gigantea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in a primary forest: A preliminary study

Sociobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 505-524

  Fourcassie V ^a   Henriques, A ^b   Fontella, C ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dinoponera gigantea; Formicidae; Navigation; Orientation; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033456307     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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