Behavioral mechanisms of collective nest-site choice by the ant Temnothorax curvispinosus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 383-392

  Pratt, S C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective decision making; Leptothorax; Nest site selection; Quorum sensing; Temnothorax curvispinosus

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIOR; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION; SOCIAL INSECT;

FORMICIDAE; LEPTOTHORAX;

EID: 28544451932     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0823-z     Document Type: Article

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