The seasonal natural history of the ant, dolichoderus mariae, in northern Florida

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Laskis, Kristina O ^a   Tschinkel, Walter R ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony structure; Exudates feeding; Flatwoods; Foraging; Mating flights; Monomorphism; Nest architecture; Polydomy; Polygyny; Reproductive cycle; Territoriality; Wiregrass

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; DOLICHODERUS MARIAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLYING; MALE; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; FLORIDA; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 63549116790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.0201     Document Type: Article

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