Dynamics of colony emigration in the ant Aphaenogaster senilis

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Avargues Weber, A ^a,b   Monnin, T ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

Brood transport; Emigration; Queen movement; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ANT; COLONY STRUCTURE; EMIGRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NEST SITE; QUEEN; RELOCATION; SOCIAL INSECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WORKER CASTE;

APHAENOGASTER SENILIS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; TEMNOTHORAX;

EID: 70349507782     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0009-1     Document Type: Article

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