The predatory behavior of Pheidole megacephala

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 330, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 701-709

  Dejean, Alain ^a   Moreau, Corrie S ^b   Uzac, Pierre ^a   Le Breton, Julien ^a   Kenne, Martin ^c  

^a Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique   (France)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Invasive ants; Landmarks; Pheidole megacephala; Predatory behavior; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; PHEROMONE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPETITOR SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOST RANGE; ISOPTERA; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; SPECIES INVASION; WORKER (INSECT);

ANIMALS; ANTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; ISOPTERA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 34548140536     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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