Nest-moving by the polydomous ant Cataglyphis iberica

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-126

  Dahbi, Abdallah ^a   Retana, Javier ^b   Lenoir, Alain ^c   Cerdá, Xim ^c,d  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Parc Grandmont   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant; Camponotus foreli; Cataglyphis iberica; Harassment; Nest emigration; Polydomy; Social carrying

Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS FORELI; CATAGLYPHIS IBERICUS;

EID: 37549017767     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-007-0041-4     Document Type: Article

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