Division of foraging labor in ants can mediate demands for food and safety

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-174

  Kay, Adam ^a,b   Rissing, Steven W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Division of labor; Fighting; Recruitment; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANT; FIGHTING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLYETHISM; RECRUITMENT;

FORMICA PERPILOSA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 20444366954     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-005-0914-x     Document Type: Article

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