An experimental study of bamboo ants in western Amazonia

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 108-114

  Davidson, D W ^a   Arias, J A ^a,b   Mann, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Bamboo; Camponotus; Colonization; Guadua; Peru; Plant ant; Stem nests; Western Amazonia

Indexed keywords

ANT; BAMBOO; FOOD LIMITATION; NEST SITE;

MANU NATIONAL PARK; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS DEPRESSUS; CAMPONOTUS LONGIPILIS; CAMPONOTUS MIRABILIS; CANA; FORMICIDAE; GUADUA; GYNERIUM SAGITTATUM; MIRABILIS; POACEAE;

EID: 33644539536     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0843-8     Document Type: Article

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