Social isolation in ants : Evidence of its impact on survivorship and behavior in camponotus fellah (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-124

  Boulay, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Camponotus fellah; Group effect; Social isolation; Trophallaxis

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644448575     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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