The effect of food size and dispersion pattern on retrieval rate by the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 633-648

  Roulston, T'ai H ^a,b   Silverman, Jules ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Food retrieval; Foraging; Formicidae; Linepithema

Indexed keywords

LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 0036758875     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020791705673     Document Type: Article

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