Relationship between food stores and foraging behavior of Pheidole ceres (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 398-406

  Judd, Timothy M ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Food storage; Foraging; Pheidole ceres; Seeds

Indexed keywords

ANT; CACHING; FOOD STORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHEIDOLE CERES;

EID: 33750908603     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2006)099[0398:RBFSAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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