Complex nesting behavior by two Neotropical species of the ant genus Stenamma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 670-675

  Longino, John T ^a  

^a EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Army ants; Costa Rica; Ecitoninae; Formicidae; Neotropics; New species; Predator defense; Stenamma

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

ECITONINAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; STENAMMA; STENAMMA EXPOLITUM;

EID: 31344469604     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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