Developing marking techniques to study movement and foraging of Argentine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-39

  Vega, Stephanie Y ^b   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Dyes; Linepithema humile; Markers; Population studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364947     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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