Information transfer during recruitment in the ant Lasius niger L. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 242-250

  Le Breton, Julien ^b   Fourcassie V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Communication; Exploration; Formicidae; Lasius niger; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNICATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RECRUITMENT;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 0842266181     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0704-2     Document Type: Article

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