Colony-level macronutrient regulation in ants: mechanisms, hoarding and associated costs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 429-437

  Cook, Steven C ^a   Eubanks, Micky D ^a   Gold, Roger E ^a   Behmer, Spencer T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbohydrate; fire ant; foraging behaviour; geometric framework; gluconeogenesis; lipid; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

ANT; CACHING; CARBOHYDRATE; COLONY STRUCTURE; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIPID;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 74649087300     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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