Dispersed central-place foraging in the polydomous odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile as revealed by a protein marker

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-290

  Buczkowski, G ^a   Bennett, G W ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging range; Immunomarking; Odorous house ant; Polydomy; Tapinoma sessile

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANT; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LARVA; NATIVE SPECIES; PEST SPECIES; POLYGYNY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; SUCROSE; URBAN AREA; WORKER CASTE;

NORTH AMERICA;

FORMICIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TAPINOMA SESSILE;

EID: 33746485611     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0870-0     Document Type: Article

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