Hitchhiking behaviour in leaf-cutter ants: An experimental evaluation of three hypotheses

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-332

  Vieira Neto, E H M ^a   Mundim, F M ^a   Vasconcelos, H L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atta; Fungal contaminants; Hitchhikers; Phorids; Sap feeding

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; FORAGE; FUNGUS; NEST; SAP FLOW;

ATTA; ATTA LAEVIGATA; ATTA SEXDENS; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; NEODOHRNIPHORA; PHORIDAE;

EID: 33746515045     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0876-7     Document Type: Article

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