Diet and foraging activity in Myrmicaria opaciventris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-184

  Kenne, M ^a   Dejean, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Food items; Formicidae; Honeydew collection; Myrmicaria opaciventris; Myrmicinae; Rhythm of activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039466531     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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