Marking as a decision factor in the choice of a new resting site in Lasius niger

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-246

  Depickere S ^a,b   Fresneau, D ^b   Detrain, C ^a   Deneubourg, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Ants; External memory; Ground marking; Lasius niger

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANT; SCENT MARKING; SITE SELECTION;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 3042711541     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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