Respiratory patterns in nurses of the red wood ant Formica polyctena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-66

  Martin, A J ^a   Kuusik, A ^a   Mand M ^a   Metspalu, L ^a   Tartes, U ^b  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Formica polyctena; Respiration; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

RESPIRATION;

FORMICA; FORMICA POLYCTENA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 1642354489     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0705-1     Document Type: Article

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