Dispersion movements in ants: Spatial structuring and density-dependent effects

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Fourcassié, Vincent ^a   Bredard, Carole ^a   Volpatti, Katia ^a   Theraulaz, Guy ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Diffusion; Dispersion movement; Group size; Messor sancta

Indexed keywords

ANT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSION; GROUP SIZE; MOVEMENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COLONY FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; GEOMETRY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MESSOR; MESSOR SANCTA;

EID: 0038634657     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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