Food availability and brood number do not influence intraspecific aggression in Argentine ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 108-113

  Thomas, M L ^a   Dixson, A ^a   Coggins, V ^a   Holway, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Brood pheromones; Intraspecific aggression; Nestmate recognition; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FOOD AVAILABILITY;

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 20844443339     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0782-9     Document Type: Article

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