Influence of the social context on division of labor in ant foundress associations

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-574

  Jeanson, Raphaël ^a   Fewell, Jennifer H ^b  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral differentiation; Division of labor; Foundress associations; Pogonomyrmex californicus; Response threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LABOR DIVISION; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

POGONOMYRMEX CALIFORNICUS;

EID: 45349102665     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn018     Document Type: Article

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