Spatial heterogeneity and nestmate encounters affect locomotion and foraging success in the ant Dorymyrmex goetschi

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-86

  Torres Contreras, Hugo ^a   Vásquez, Rodrigo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANT; COLONY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LOCOMOTION; PATCH DYNAMICS; PREY CAPTURE; RESOURCE USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; DOLICHODERINAE; DORYMYRMEX GOETSCHI;

EID: 33846295538     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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