Dispersal for survival: Some observations on the trunk ant (Formica truncorum Fabricius)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 299-321

  Mabelis, A A ^a   Korczynska J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Formica truncorum; Formicidae; Red wood ants; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; ANT; COLONY FOUNDING; DISPERSAL; NEST STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

NETHERLANDS;

FORMICA; FORMICA FUSCA; FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICA RUFA; FORMICA TRUNCORUM; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035745084     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854201753247569     Document Type: Article

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