Behavioral repertory of the weaver ant Camponotus (Myrmobrachys) senex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-37

  Santos, Jean Carlos ^b   Yamamoto, Marcela ^b   Oliveira, Flávio Rodrigues ^b   Del Claro, Kleber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Ethogram; Formicinae; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS SENEX; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; HYMENOPTERA; OECOPHYLLINI;

EID: 22844445574     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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