The nest architecture of the ant, Camponotus socius

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-18

  Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chambers; Colony size; Headwidth; Nest structure; Polydomous; Worker polymorphism; Worker size

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS SOCIUS; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 18944374376     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.005.0901     Document Type: Article

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