Spatial and temporal variation in pheromone composition of ant foraging trails

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 444-450

  Jackson, Duncan E ^a   Martin, Steven J ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a   Holcombe, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ant; Foraging; Monomorine; Monomorium pharaonis; Pheromone trail; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; SELF ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL INSECT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 33847688975     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arl104     Document Type: Article

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