Triggering and persistence of trail-laying in foragers of the ant Lasius niger

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-304

  Mailleux, Anne Catherine ^a   Detrain, Claire ^a   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Foraging; Lasius niger; Threshold; Trail laying

Indexed keywords

ANT; CHEMICAL CUE; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 14644433826     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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