Density dependence and colony growth in the ant species Formica neorufibarbis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 895-905

  Billick, I ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Colony; Colony growth; Density dependence; Density independence; Feeding experiment; Formica neorufibarbis; Social Hymenoptera

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH; NEST SITE;

FORMICA NEORUFIBARBIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035210257     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0021-8790.2001.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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