Vibrational signals in a gregarious sawfly larva (Perga affinis): Group coordination or competitive signaling?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1809-1821

  Fletcher, Lynn E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Cooperation; Group living; Processionary larvae; Vibrational signals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INSECT; LARVA; SIGNALING;

PERGA;

EID: 34548558686     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0414-2     Document Type: Article

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