Intraspecific competition in the ant Camponotus cruentatus: should we expect the 'dear enemy' effect?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 985-993

  Boulay, Raphaël ^a   Cerdá, Xim ^a   Simon, Tovit ^b   Roldan, María ^c   Hefetz, Abraham ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

aggressive interactions; Camponotus cruentatus; colony integrity; cuticular hydrocarbons; intraspecific competition; Mediterranean ant; nestmate recognition; social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOASSAY; DEAR ENEMY PHENOMENON; EXPLOITATION; HYDROCARBON; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; RECRUITMENT; SOCIAL INSECT; TERRITORIALITY; WORKER CASTE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CAMPONOTUS CRUENTATUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35148856561     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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