Nest relocation in the golden spiny ant, Polyrhachis ammon: Environmental cues and temporal castes

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 323-329

  Gibb, H ^a   Hochuli, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult transport; Nest relocation; Polyrhachis ammon; Shading; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANT; CASTE; COLONY; EMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE;

AUSTRALIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POLYRHACHIS; POLYRHACHIS AMMON;

EID: 0346900868     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0689-x     Document Type: Article

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