Preemptive defensive self-sacrifice by ant workers

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Tofilski, Adam ^a   Couvillon, Margaret J ^b   Evison, Sophie E F ^c   Helanterä, Heikki ^d,e   Robinson, Elva J H ^f   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colony defense; Forelius pusillus; Self sacrifice; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLONIAL ORGANISM; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; HONEYBEE; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

APIS MELLIFERA; FORELIUS; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 54349083081     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591688     Document Type: Article

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