Gaseous templates in ant nests

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-238

  Cox, Melissa D ^a   Blanchard, Guy B ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION; MICROCLIMATE; NEST STRUCTURE;

ANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAS DIFFUSION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARACHNIDA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0034697405     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2000.2010     Document Type: Article

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