Does substrate coarseness matter for foraging ants? An experiment with Lasius niger (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 534-542

  Bernadou, Abel ^a   Fourcassié, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Foraging; Lasius niger; Substrate coarseness; Tactile learning

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; PHEROMONE; TESTING METHOD; TEXTURE; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ECOSYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SILICON DIOXIDE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS NIGER;

EID: 40849104747     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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