The influence of travel distance on sugar loading decisions and water balance in the central place foraging ant Solenopsis invicta

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-136

  Martin, J B ^a   Vinson, S B ^b  

^a ADRIAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate foraging; Desiccation resistance; Foraging theory; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; DECISION MAKING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUGAR; WATER BUDGET;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 44449169285     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0980-y     Document Type: Article

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