Collective exploration and area marking in the ant Lasius niger

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 357-362

  Devigne, C ^a   Detrain, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ants; Collective exploration; Home range marking; Intraspecific interactions; Lasius niger

Indexed keywords

ANT; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; HOME RANGE; SCENT MARKING;

APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 0036440691     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012659     Document Type: Article

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