Ecology of Leptothorax ants: Impact of food, nest sites, and social parasites

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 484-493

  Foitzik, Susanne ^a,b   Backus, Vickie L ^c   Trindl, Andreas ^a   Herbers, Joan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Ecological parameters; Genetic structure; Sex allocation; Social organization; Social parasites

Indexed keywords

ANT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; NEST SITE; SEX ALLOCATION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOTHORAX; LEPTOTHORAX LONGISPINOSUS; PROTOMOGNATHUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 1642318041     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0718-9     Document Type: Article

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