Nest micromorphology of the neotropical mound building ants Camponotus punctulatus and Solenopsis sp

Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 329-344

  Cosarinsky, Marcela I ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mound building ants; Neotropical region; Soil micromorphology

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS PUNCTULATUS; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS;

EID: 33645777222     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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