Responses of two potential host species (Formica gnava and Formica occulta) to pupae of the obligatory slave-making ant, polyergus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 711-730

  Johnson, Christine A ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Formica gnava; Formica occulta; Heterospecific brood tending; Polyergus breviceps; Slave maker ants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033746431     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007896011439     Document Type: Article

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