Field experiments to assess the use of repellent substances by Wasmannia auropunctata (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) during food exploitation

Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 437-442

  Le Breton, J ^a   Chazeau, J ^a   Dejean, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; New Caledonia; Unicoloniality; Wasmannia auropunctata

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; GLYCINE MAX; MYRMICINAE; WASMANNIA; WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA;

EID: 0036375147     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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