The egg capitulum of a neotropical walkingstick, calynda bicuspis, induces aboveground egg dispersal by the ponerine ant, ectatomma ruidum

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-367

  Windsor, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Calynda bicuspis; Dispersal; Ectatomma ruidum; Oviposition; Phasmidae; Ponerinae; Walkingstick

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038903828     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02214015     Document Type: Article

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