Natural history and foraging behavior of the carpenter ant Camponotus sericeiventris Guérin, 1838 (Formicinae, Campotonini) in the Brazilian tropical savanna

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 55-65

  Yamamoto, Marcela ^a   Del Claro, Kleber ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Cerrado; Ecology; Feeding behavior; Nesting behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS SERICEIVENTRIS; FORMICINAE; HEMIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MEMBRACIDAE;

EID: 51849118274     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-008-0041-6     Document Type: Article

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