Decay rates of attractive and repellent pheromones in an ant foraging trail network

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Robinson, E J H ^a,b   Green, K E ^a   Jenner, E A ^a   Holcombe, M ^a   Ratnieks, F L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ants; Decay rate; Foraging; Monomorium; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIFURCATION; BIODEGRADATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; REPELLENT; SUBSTRATE;

FORMICIDAE; MONOMORIUM; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 51349128705     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-0994-5     Document Type: Article

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