Longevity and detection of persistent foraging trails in Pharaoh's ants, Monomorium pharaonis (L.)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 351-359

  Jackson, Duncan E ^a,b   Martin, Stephen J ^b   Holcombe, Mike ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^b  

^a Department of Computer Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONGEVITY; PHEROMONE;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 31844457192     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.04.018     Document Type: Article

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