Extraordinary predation by the neotropical army ant Cheliomyrmex andicola: Implications for the evolution of the army ant syndrome

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 706-709

  O'Donnell, Sean ^a   Kaspari, Michael ^b   Lattke, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Ecitoninae; Ecuador; Mandibular modification; Sting

Indexed keywords

ANT; EVOLUTION; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE;

ANIMALIA; CHELIOMYRMEX; CHELIOMYRMEX ANDICOLA; ECITONINAE; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 31344481864     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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