Convergent evolution, superefficient teams and tempo in Old and New World army ants

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1429, 1999, Pages 1697-1701

  Franks, N R ^a   Sendova Franks, A B ^a   Simmons, J ^a   Mogie, M ^a  

^a Material and Chemical Characterization Facility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ants; Army ants; Caste; Convergent evolution; Dorylus; Eciton

Indexed keywords

ANT; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EVOLUTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPICS; WORKER;

DORYLUS WILVERTHI; ECITON; ECITON BURCHELLI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033595329     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0834     Document Type: Article

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